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Dundee, 22 Meadowside, Dc Thomson And Co, Courier Building
Office (20th Century)
Site Name Dundee, 22 Meadowside, Dc Thomson And Co, Courier Building
Classification Office (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) 2 Albert Square; 2 Courier Place; Euclid Crescent
Canmore ID 185705
Site Number NO43SW 371
NGR NO 40152 30428
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/185705
- Council Dundee, City Of
- Parish Dundee (Dundee, City Of)
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District City Of Dundee
- Former County Angus
ARCHITECTS: Niven & Wigglesworth 1901-2
(Undated) information in NMRS.
Publication Account (2013)
COURIER BUILDING
D C Thomson’s publishing HQ is in true American style, built 1904-6 by Niven and Wigglesworth. The first Scottish use of Hennebique reinforced concrete was here in 1902, to pile the soft Meadows. A tube allowed messages to be sent by compressed air to and from Bank Street. A 9-storey tower by T Lindsay Gray in 1960 continues the American proto-skyscraper theme. The adjacent General Post office (Ward Road/Euclid Street, NO 40082 30410, NO43SW 281) has closed but is proposed
to be adapted by Dundee High School (Euclid Crescent), whose playground gave inspiration for the Bash Street Kids in The Beano.
M Watson, 2013
