Basic Site Details | Name: | Scottish Provident Institution Buildings | | City or county: | Dundee | | Country: | Scotland | | Parish: | | | Status: | | | Grid ref: | | | Notes: | New buildings of the Scottish Provincial Institution are about to be erected in Meadowside, Dundee. The structure is to be of four stories with attics. The ground floor to the main cornice, including the whole of the entrance to the doorway is to be in polished Aberdeen granite fron the Rubishaw Quarry. It is intended to provide an elevator for all the offices in the well of the stair, so that the upper floors can be reached without using the staircase. The establishment is to be lit by electricity. The architect is Mr Alexander Johnston, Dundee. [Builder 4 September 1897 p189] | Building Type Classification| The building is classified under the following categories: | | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes |  | Commercial premises | | |
Street Addresses| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | 49, Meadowside | Yes | |
Events| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1897 | | | |
PeopleDesign and Construction| The 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 | | Alexander Johnston | | A | 1897 | | With David William Baxter as prospective partner | | David William Baxter | | A | 1897 | | Baxter working for Alexander Johnston as prospective partner |
Clients| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | | Name | Notes | | Scottish Provident Institution | |
ReferencesPeriodical References| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 4 September 1897 | | | p189 |
Archive References| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Dundee Planning Department/NMRS | Dundee Approved Duplicate Plans (Originals in NMRS for dates 1867-1883; otherwise on microfilm) | | Bbook 33, pp5-7. | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 25331 | | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | David William Baxter: L v23 no1847 |
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