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9 West Bell Street, Dundee

A Category B Listed Building in Dundee, Dundee

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Coordinates

Latitude: 56.4623 / 56°27'44"N

Longitude: -2.976 / 2°58'33"W

OS Eastings: 339955

OS Northings: 730448

OS Grid: NO399304

Mapcode National: GBR Z99.2L

Mapcode Global: WH7RB.8T3S

Plus Code: 9C8VF26F+WJ

Entry Name: 9 West Bell Street, Dundee

Listing Name: 9 West Bell Street, Including Railings

Listing Date: 30 March 1995

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 361975

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB25629

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Dundee, 9 West Bell Street

ID on this website: 200361975

Location: Dundee

County: Dundee

Town: Dundee

Electoral Ward: Maryfield

Traditional County: Angus

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Description

William Alexander, 1900. 3-storey, attic and basement, 5-bay, former council offices. Sandstone ashlar, channelled to ground floor, grey slate roof. Cill band to ground, 1st and 2nd floor, corniced 2nd floor to 3 left hand bays, consoled parapet with blind trefoil-headed panels; architraved bipartite windows, round-headed cartouche panels with consoled lintels to ground floor, consoled lintels with segmental pediments to 1st (shallower tripartite with triangular pediment to centre bay), cross windows to 2 right hand bays breaking into parapet with pedimented panels over, 3 round-headed dormers to left; ashlar-coped skews with finialled dies, corniced end stack to right.

FRONT ELEVATION: modern door to slightly advanced centre bay approached by steps oversailing basement, keystoned and pilastered round-headed doorpiece voluted to pediment from springing point, tripartite window above, 2 bipartites to left and right at ground and 1st floor, 3 bipartites to 2nd floor left and 2 tall windows to right, 3 dormers.

REAR ELEVATION: various doors to ground floor, single and bipartite windows with original glazing.

INTERIOR: not seen.

RAILINGS: decorative cast-iron panel railings to steps and area.

Statement of Interest

This building was built as the Parish Council Chambers in a style compatible with the Curr Refuge (also listed at Nos 3,5,7).

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