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Ogilvie U. F. Church, Albert Street, Dundee

A Category B Listed Building in Maryfield, Dundee

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Coordinates

Latitude: 56.4723 / 56°28'20"N

Longitude: -2.957 / 2°57'25"W

OS Eastings: 341143

OS Northings: 731544

OS Grid: NO411315

Mapcode National: GBR ZCF.KM

Mapcode Global: WH7RB.KL43

Plus Code: 9C8VF2CV+W6

Entry Name: Ogilvie U. F. Church, Albert Street, Dundee

Listing Name: Albert Street Ogilvie Church (Church of Scotland)

Listing Date: 30 June 1989

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 361343

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB25171

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200361343

Location: Dundee

County: Dundee

Town: Dundee

Electoral Ward: Maryfield

Traditional County: Angus

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Description

Charles Edward and Thomas S Robertson, 1874 Mission School,
L-plan church added 1876. Prominent triangular site bounded
by Albert, Eliza and Dura Streets. Simple rubble-built
gabled Gothic with wooden tracery.
PICTURESQUE COMPOSITION TO ALBERT STREET: entrance is at
base of lozenge tower in re-entrant angle, lancets light
stair at lower stage, tall louvred belfry windows above,
2-light on long, single light on short sides. Blind
trefoiled parapet, slate broach spire with Lucarne and
wrought-iron finial. Clock.
2-storey paired gabled gallery projection at left of
tower, quatrefoil traceried upper windows, lancets and
single-storey apsidal projecting vestry with 3 gabled
windows at SE angle.
ELIZA STREET GABLE: buttressed with 2-light traceried
windows, simple rose window and vesica, impost-level
string courses.
DURA STREET ELEVATION: shallow twin gabled projection
with 2 2-light traceried windows, 2-storey 3-gabled section
to left.
Rose window in N gable. Single-storey 4-bay hall to N
with apsidal end and modern skylights, lower canted
projection at gusset with mansard roof added 1978, replacing
apsidal gablets. Cathedral glazing, slate roof.
INTERIOR: L-plan, 2 galleries to N and E, both with modern halls
brought forward into upper pews. 1 single and 1 engaged
shaft with stiff leaf capitals. Collar beam/hammer beam
roof. Early 20th century pulpit, organ and a little stained
glass.
HALL: Hammer beam roof removed and floor inserted.

Statement of Interest

Ecclesiastical building in use as such. Originally the

Dura Street Mission School and Ogilvie Free Church.

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