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Latitude: 56.4618 / 56°27'42"N
Longitude: -2.9713 / 2°58'16"W
OS Eastings: 340242
OS Northings: 730384
OS Grid: NO402303
Mapcode National: GBR Z9T.XB
Mapcode Global: WH7RB.BVB5
Plus Code: 9C8VF26H+PF
Entry Name: 57 Reform Street, Dundee
Listing Name: 1-63 (Odd Nos) Reform Street
Listing Date: 4 February 1965
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 361784
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB25519
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Dundee, 57 Reform Street
ID on this website: 200361784
Location: Dundee
County: Dundee
Town: Dundee
Electoral Ward: Maryfield
Traditional County: Angus
Tagged with: Architectural structure
George Angus, 1832, following the layout by William Burn, 1824. 3- and 4-storey (with some later dormers) classical terrace of shops, offices and flats. 4-storey, 11-bay block slightly advanced to centre (Nos 37-45), two 3-storey, 9-bay blocks to left (Nos 45-63) and right (Nos 17-35), 4-storey, 9-bay block to far right (Nos 7-15), each with fluted Ionic-columned di-style in antis doorpiece to centre, further 7-bay
block to outer right with rounded angle to High Street (Nos 1-5).
Painted ashlar, concealed slate roof. Ground floor shopfronts
originally pilastered and balustraded, now much altered but original/restored frontages at Nos 7-15, 17-25, 47-51; cill bands
to 1st and 2nd floor, corniced and balustraded parapet to Nos 17-35 and 47-63, main cornice to 3rd floor and corniced blocking course at Nos 1-15 and 37-45; architraved windows to 1st floor, plain jambs elsewhere, frames originally 12-pane timber sash and case, most now altered to 2- or 4-pane and some to out-of character uPVC, various dormers. Corniced axial stacks. Large 3-faced clock to H Samuel's at rounded angle to High Street.
INTERIOR: not seen, but likely to be some good classical features.
A rare example of a classical New Town type terrace having shopfronts integral to the original design. The alterations to the shops are being progressively restored in GRP.
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