13 Dudhope Terrace, Dundee

Circa 1860, extended to rear circa 1900. 2-storey, 3-bay, rectangular-plan with later T-projection to rear, classically detailed, piend roofed villa sited on raised ground overlooking Dudhope Castle. Semicircular-arched doorpiece incorporating decoratively consoled broken pediment, flanking pilasters and deep-set panelled timber door with semicircular fanlight. Ashlar with snecked rubble to sides and rear; whitewashed brick extension. Eaves course and cornice. Angle pilaster strips to S; raised margins and quoin strips. Voussoired round-arched stair window with original coloured margin glazing to N; margined windows with bracketted cills to S. Stone mullions.

FURTHER DESCRIPTION: principal elevation to S comprising door to centre at ground, canted windows in flanking bays and regular fenestration to 1st floor. N (rear) elevation including stair window to centre and piended single storey extension off-centre right.

Some timber sash and case windows to ground floor N extension, multi-pane timber sash and case stair window with decorative coloured margin and external secondary glazing, and 4-pane effect look-alike PVCu glazing elsewhere. Grey slates with small modern rooflight to S. Coped ashlar wallhead stacks with full-complement of polygonal cans.

INTERIOR: some good decorative detail retained including fine plasterwork, that to drawing room incorporating variety of diminutive heads (see Notes); black and white marble fire surrounds to principal ground floor rooms, some timber fireplaces to 1st floor bedrooms; architraved panelled timber doors and deep skirting boards Part-glazed screen door leading to stairhall, timber dog-leg staircase with decorative balusters, finialled newel posts and pendant finials. Extension to rear incorporating cupola, butler's pantry type wall cupboards, glazed brick walls, and deep china sinks.

BOUNDARY WALLS: low coped ashlar walls to front; stepped flat-coped, high rubble walls enclosing large garden to rear. Shaped screen wall abutting house at W incorporating pedestrian entrance with timber door and stone lintel, and 2-leaf timber door to garage.