53-55 West Port, Dundee

This is a three-storey and attic building dated 1823, located at 53-55 West Port, Dundee, and altered in 1864 to accommodate a public house. The building occupies an island site and has a trapezoidal plan. It is constructed of coursed rubble with ashlar dressings. The front, facing West Port, has six bays and a ground floor with pilaster strips and an entablature. Three-bay elevations extend to Hawkhill and Brook Street, also featuring ground floor pilasters. The rear is a plain, rubble-built structure with new steps and doors leading to Johnston’s Lane.

The roof is piended and slate-covered, with a central timber Italianate clock turret dated 1864. The turret is square, with dwarf Doric pilasters, a clock face, and a low, pyramidal lead roof, flanked by canted dormers. A central ridge stack is present, along with side wallhead stacks built of rubble. Original windows are 12-pane sash and case style, set within margins. The building has recently undergone restoration, and the interior has been modernized. The statutory address is 53-61 (odd numbers) West Port and 3, 5 Johnston's Lane.