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Dundee, 6 Nicoll Street, Forester's Halls
Hall (20th Century), Theatre (20th Century)
Site Name Dundee, 6 Nicoll Street, Forester's Halls
Classification Hall (20th Century), Theatre (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) 3 Rattray Street; College Of Technology (Annexe); Dundee Institute Of Technology; Dundee Reperatory Theatre
Canmore ID 186934
Site Number NO33SE 295
NGR NO 39992 30414
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/186934
- Council Dundee, City Of
- Parish Dundee (Dundee, City Of)
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District City Of Dundee
- Former County Angus
NMRS REFERENCE:
Dundee, 6 Nicoll Street, Forester's Hall.
Architect: Johnston & Baxter. 1900.
(Undated) information in NMRS.
Art Nouveau refronting of earlier 3-storey, rectangular-plan public building. Stugged and snecked red sandstone rubble to front, stugged and snecked cream sandstone rubble to sides and rear, slate roof, towers to Nicoll Street formerly pyramidal and slated (destroyed by fire), now flat.
The Nicol Street facade was built for the Ancient Order of Forseters, the building later being used as the first Dundee Repertory Theatre until closed by a serious fire.(Historic Environment Scotland List Entry)
