Dundee City Chambers
Dundee City Chambers is a municipal facility in City Square, Dundee, Scotland. It is a Category B listed building.[1]
Dundee City Chambers | |
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![]() Dundee City Chambers | |
Location | Dundee |
Coordinates | 56.4600°N 2.9698°W |
Built | 1933 |
Architect | Sir John James Burnet |
Listed Building – Category B | |
Designated | 30 March 1994 |
Reference no. | LB25262 |
![]() ![]() Shown in Dundee |
History
The building was commissioned to replace the old 18th century town house in the High Street.[2] The old town house, which had been designed by William Adam, was demolished, in the face of some opposition, to make way for the west wing of the new building.[3]
The new building, which was designed by Sir John James Burnet, was completed in 1933.[1] It contains a series of stained class windows by Alex Russell of the Dundee College of Art: the City Coat of Arms, William Wallace laying siege to Dundee Castle in 1297, Robert the Bruce granting a charter to Dundee in 1327, Mary, Queen of Scots receiving the keys of Dundee in 1561 and Bonnie Dundee on his way to the Battle of Killiecrankie in 1689.[4]
The building was the headquarters of Dundee Corporation until it was replaced by Dundee District Council under the wider Tayside Regional Council in May 1975.[5] It then remained the Dundee District Council headquarters until the abolition of the Tayside Region led to the formation of Dundee City Council in April 1996.[6]
References
- Historic Environment Scotland. "14-22 (inclusive numbers) City Square, 22-24 (inclusive numbers) High Street and 2-18 (even numbers) Crichton Street, West Wing of City Square (Category B) (LB19990)". Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- "Dundee High Street, Town House". Canmore. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- O'Connor, Susan (2017). "Architecture, power and ritual in Scottish town halls, 1833-1973" (PDF). University of Bath. p. 43.
- "Council Chambers". Dundee City Council. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- "Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- "Dundee council may webcast meetings live…would you tune in?". Evening Telegraph. 19 February 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2020.