Basic Site Details
| Name: | Mills Observatory, Balgay Park |
| City or county: | Dundee |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | A Listed |
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| Notes: |
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
 | Balgay Park | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| c. 1911 | |||
| 1935 | Reconstruction(?) | ||
People
Design 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 | |
| David Thomson | Architect | B | c. 1911 | Assisted Cappon with the plans for this | |
| Thomas Martin Cappon | Architect | B | c. 1911 | ||
| David McLay | Architect | A | 1932 | 1933 | David McLay given as architect in Gifford. He was nominally in charge as City Engineer but in practice it would have been designed by McLellan Brown |
| Dundee Burgh Engineer's Office/Dundee City Engineer's Office | Architectural practice | A | 1935 | With James McLellan Brown as Depute City Architect | |
| James McLellan Brown | Architect | A | 1935 | As Depute City Architect | |
| Robert Dron | Architect | A | 1935 | As assistant to James McLellan Brown, Depute City Architect | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Gifford, John | 2012 | The Buildings of Scotland: Angus and Dundee | Yale | p256 | |
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| DMW Archive | Research notes for 'Scottish Thirties' by Charles McKean | ||
| Historic Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 48924 | |
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | David Thomson: L v26 no2117 | |