Basic Site Details
| Name: | The Howff |
| City or county: | Dundee |
| Country: | Scotland |
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Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | City Cemetery | ||
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
| Cemetery | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| Barrack Steet | ||
| Meadowside | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1833 | Build/construction | ||
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 Neave | A | 1833 | With James Black. Provided design for railing and gates in Barrack Street. | ||
| James Black | B | 1833 | With David Neave. Provided design for railing and gates in Barrack Street. | ||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Colvin, Howard | 2008 | A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840 | London: YUP. 4th edition | ||
| Davey, Nancy | The Howff, a Guide to an Old Graveyard | ||||
| Gifford, John | 2012 | The Buildings of Scotland: Angus and Dundee | Yale | p98 | |
| McKean, Charles and Walker, David | 1993 | Dundee: An Illustrated Architectural Guide | Revised Edition | Edinburgh: RIAS | pp57-58 |
| RCAHMS | 1992 | Dundee on Record | RCAHMS | p10. Drawing of a gravestone by W.F Howitt (c.1955) | |
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Dundee City Archives | Town Council Minutes. Property Committee Minutes 4 August - 16 June 1837 | 18 October 1833 for competition announcement. 6 JAnuary 1835 - opening | |
| Wellgate Library Dundee | Plans | ||