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7 King Street, Dundee

A Category B Listed Building in Dundee, Dundee

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Coordinates

Latitude: 56.4644 / 56°27'51"N

Longitude: -2.9671 / 2°58'1"W

OS Eastings: 340505

OS Northings: 730668

OS Grid: NO405306

Mapcode National: GBR ZB8.5B

Mapcode Global: WH7RB.DSB6

Plus Code: 9C8VF27M+Q5

Entry Name: 7 King Street, Dundee

Listing Name: 5-19 (Odd Nos) King Street and 28, 30, 32 Cowgate

Listing Date: 4 February 1965

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 361467

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB25271

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Dundee, 7 King Street

ID on this website: 200361467

Location: Dundee

County: Dundee

Town: Dundee

Electoral Ward: Maryfield

Traditional County: Angus

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Description

Probably David Neave, 1815-19. Symmetrical 2-storey and
basement ashlar terrace of 8 3-bay houses. Continuous
band course over ground floor, cill course to 1st floor
and cornice. Cement render obscures details to Nos 5-11.
End pavilions, Nos 5, 7, 17, 19 slightly advanced pairs
of houses with twin central round-headed doors with
fanlights, rusticated ground floors. 1st floor
architraves, and apron panels below cill course.
Centre block, Nos 9, 11, 13, 15, plain masonry, segmental
arched fanlights within pilastered and corniced doorways.
1st floor windows of No 11 have later been lowered through
cill course. Good circa 1880 doorway stained glass to
doorway No 15 and etched glass to No 13.
Windows sash and case with mainly late 19th century
4-pane glazing patterns. Later dormer at No 13, slate
roof. Ridge stacks, some rebuilt in brick.
Wrought and cast-iron railings. Those to Nos 5 and 7
are mid-Victorian.
ELEVATION TO COWGATE: 3 and 4-storey rears to Nos 5 to 9
King Street. Ground floor ashlar 10 bays, windows with
aprons, plain doors, 1 with pilasters altered to a window.
Cornice. Upper floors rubble built, not aligned with
street, having two projecting bowed bays. No 32, 3 bays,
is a late 19th century re-fronting, returned to street
front by 1/4 circle bow.

Statement of Interest

Foundation Stone laid by King George V and Queen Mary 10

The commerical offices of many Dundee linen merchants

July 1914. Opened by Prince of Wales 6 October 192 Has

including Baxter Brothers.

underground garage.

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