Latitude: 56.4623 / 56°27'44"N
Longitude: -2.9635 / 2°57'48"W
OS Eastings: 340725
OS Northings: 730429
OS Grid: NO407304
Mapcode National: GBR ZBP.RF
Mapcode Global: WH7RB.GT1T
Plus Code: 9C8VF26P+WJ
Entry Name: Maritime House, 26 East Dock Street, Dundee
Listing Name: 26 East Dock Maritime House, Dundee, Perth and London Shipping Co.
Listing Date: 30 June 1989
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 361420
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB25232
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Dundee, 26 East Dock Street, Maritime House
ID on this website: 200361420
Location: Dundee
County: Dundee
Town: Dundee
Electoral Ward: Maryfield
Traditional County: Angus
Tagged with: Building
James MacLaren, 1891. Free Victorian Renaissance, 3-storey
and mansard attic 5-bay ashlar front, rubble sides and rear.
MAIN ELEVATION: bays divided by pilasters, channelled at
steps. Begun 1853, Sir G.G. Scott, archt.
ground floor, with lions heads at 1st, part fluted in 2nd
with Ionic capitals, supporting main entablature and
balustrade.
Arched centre doorpiece recessed between Corinthian pilasters, balustrade over. Single windows to either side, outer bays
with slender cast-iron columned tripartites. 1st floor
bays set under depressed segmental arches, shallow recessed
canted windows in outer with swagged aprons, inner single
and centre bipartite windows with lugged architraves and
carved friezes. 2nd floor single lights, centre bipartite,
with alternate cast-iron diminutive balconies. Balustraded
parapet with obelisk and urn finials. Central arcaded
4-light canted dormer with prismatic roof and wrought-iron
finial. 2 single-light arched and pedimented dormers to either
side. Later dormers in upper part of mansard. Slate roof and
twin ridge and gable-end stacks.
Sides and rear rubble-built with single and bipartite windows. Little-altered commercial interiors.
Listing excludes 1 and 2-storey buildings to rear. Built
for the Dundee Perth and London Shipping Company.
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