Fisherman's Tavern, 4 Bell's Lane, Dundee

Early 19th century; extended to rear (Bell's Lane) mid 19th century and 1980s. Vernacular 2-storey, 3-bay (above ground) house in irregular terrace, converted to public house in 1857 and retaining well-detailed bar fittings. Painted, rendered and lined with painted margins; Bell's Lane elevation harled. Base course.

FURTHER DESCRIPTION: asymmetrical elevation to Fort Street with panelled timber door and flanking windows to left at ground, larger stone-mullioned bipartite window to right and further part-glazed timber door to outer right. 3 regularly disposed bays at 1st floor.

Largely 4-pane glazing pattern in timber sash and case windows. Grey slates. Coped ashlar and squared rubble stacks with cans and evidence of thackstanes; ashlar-coped skews with block skewputts.

INTERIOR: good retention of low-ceilinged public bar and snug (see Notes) separated by low, part-glazed panelled timber partition extending behind bar. Public bar with tongue and groove boarded timber walls, lincrusta covering to parts of ceiling, modest back gantry, bar counter with 1950s/60s ply frontage, fixed bench seating and small rectangular ship's table with wooden sides. 1930s tiled fireplace and modern bar counter to snug. Later bar with imported decoratively-carved back gantry and restaurant with cast iron fireplace to rear.