Basic Site Details Name: | Caird Hall | City or county: | Dundee | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | A listed | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Cost: £100,000. Perspective c.1923 formerly in Frank Thomson's office, apparently by him.
| Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | City Hall | | |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Hall | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | 35, Castle Street | Yes | East wing extension | | 11-13, City Square | Yes | | | 20-24, Crichton Street | Yes | | | 107, Shore Terrace | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1914 | 1922 | Build/construction | | | October 1923 | | Opened | Caird Hall officially opened by the Prince of Wales | | c. 1923 | | | Unexecuted classical scheme for flanking buildings - circumstances of preparation unclear | | 1924 | | Plans approved | Designs for commercial ranges to east and west of hall submitted to Burnet for approval by James Thomson. | | 1931 | 1932 | Addition | East wing extension | | 1933 | | Opened | West range opened | | 29 April 1966 | | Proposed | Reconstruction plans to reduce hall in size for concerts and to construct a new theatre for £200,000 - £250,000 | | February 1967 | | Scheme accepted | Burgh Council has approved plans to reconstruct Caird Hall to a modern theatre and concert hall at a cost of £700,000/£800,000. | | 1981 | | Rehabilitation | Major refurbishment including installation of new flooring and seating | | 1991 | | Restoration | Organ restored by its original builders, and a £750,000 five-year rolling programme of improvements to halls undertaken |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Caird, James | Industrialist who donated a large sum towards the development of Dundee City centre |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | City of Dundee District Council, Planning Dept | 1992 | A guide to the City Chambers | | | | | Gifford, John | 2012 | The Buildings of Scotland: Angus and Dundee | | Yale | p103, 104 | | Miskell, Louise, Whatley, Christopher A and Harris, Bob | 2000 | Victorian Dundee: image and realities | | Tuckwell | Plate 38 shows image of portico and city square as first proposed (location of original not specified) | | Peter, Bruce | 1999 | Scotland's Splendid Theatres: Architecture and Social History from the Reformation to the Present Day | | Edinburgh: Polygon (an imprint of Edinburgh University Press Ltd) | pp198-202 | | RCAHMS | 1992 | Dundee on Record | | RCAHMS | View of Strathmartine's Lodging and Caird Hall from the north (c.1930) p52 | | www.theatrestrust.org.uk/ | | www.theatrestrust.org.uk/ - Theatres Database of the Theatres Trust | | | www.theatrestrust.org.uk/resources/theatres/show/2349-king-s-dundee |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | Late 1923 | CXXV | | pp682, 684 (plans, illustrations) | | Building | 17 February 1967 | | | p166 | | Dundee Courier and Advertiser | 24 October 1998 | | | 'Hall of distinction' | | RIBA Journal | 6 December 1930 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | Obituary of Constable |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 25258 | | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | James Thomson: L v21 no1626 & F no1602 (microfilm reel 14) |
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