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Beach Shelter, Esplanade, Broughty Ferry, Dundee

A Category C Listed Building in Dundee, Dundee

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Coordinates

Latitude: 56.4676 / 56°28'3"N

Longitude: -2.8583 / 2°51'30"W

OS Eastings: 347212

OS Northings: 730937

OS Grid: NO472309

Mapcode National: GBR VN.QD1L

Mapcode Global: WH7RD.2P5Q

Plus Code: 9C8VF49R+2M

Entry Name: Beach Shelter, Esplanade, Broughty Ferry, Dundee

Listing Name: Broughty Ferry, Esplanade, Beach Shelter

Listing Date: 29 October 1991

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 362221

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB25793

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200362221

Location: Dundee

County: Dundee

Town: Dundee

Electoral Ward: The Ferry

Traditional County: Angus

Tagged with: Pavilion

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Description

City Architect's Office, 1934. Single storey, concave plan with rectangular wings, Art Deco Beach Shelter and conveniences. Brick construction, concrete flat roof and piers. Windows with decorative wrought-iron grilles.

S ELEVATION: symmetrical; open concave loggia at centre, slender piers with simple mosaic detail to capitals; flanking canted windows (kiosks, boarded) with cornice and blocking course; further lower bays at left and right with 5 windows at top, decorative detail to frieze above comprised of layered tiles in section: entrances set back at E andW elevations, simple wallhead coping.

N ELEVATION: 3 sets of paired windows at central (convex) bay, 5 windows to flanking bays.

Statement of Interest

Building in poor condition; similar plainer building (not listed) at E of Explanade.

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