Basic Site Details Name: | Dundee Training College for Teachers | City or county: | Dundee | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | B Listed | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Cost: £60,000. | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Scrymgeour Hall and Computing Centre | Yes | | | University of Dundee, Scrymgeour Building | Yes | |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | College | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | Dundee Training College, Park Place | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1911 | 1912 | | | | 1912 | 1915 | Build/construction | Dates given in Gifford |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionThe following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | | Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | | David Sharpe | | A | 1911 | 1912 | As chief assistant to Thomas Martin Cappon | | David Thomson | | A | 1911 | | As assistant to Thomas Martin Cappon - assisted with the plans of college, schools and hostel (presumably not the execution) | | Robert Norman Houghton MacKellar | | A | 1911 | 1912 | As assistant to Thomas Martin Cappon - probably largely responsible for design | | Thomas Martin Cappon | | A | 1911 | 1912 | Plans of college, schools and hostel |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | British Association | 1912 | Handbook and Guide to Dundee and District | | British Association (Dundee meeting, 1912) | pp222-8 | | Gifford, John | 2012 | The Buildings of Scotland: Angus and Dundee | | Yale | p158 | | Historic Scotland Lists | | | | | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 25 June 1915 | CVIII | | pp581, 583-597. Illustration and plan | | Builder | Late 1915 | CIX | | p7 (illustration) |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 25269 | | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | David Sharpe: L v25 no2091; David Thomson: L v26 no2117 |
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