9 Windsor Street, Dundee

The terrace at 9 Windsor Street, Dundee, dates to approximately 1851-1872. It comprises a long row of houses, initially neo-classical in style at the southern end, transitioning to Renaissance detailing towards the north, with the latter alterations undertaken by James MacLaren. The terrace steps down towards the river.

The first eight houses (Nos. 1-8) are a severe neo-classical style, built between 1851 and 1872. These are arranged as four pairs of three-bay houses, with each pair featuring two architraved and corniced doorways in the centre. Aprons are present below the first-floor windows. The terrace is constructed of ashlar, some of which is painted. Nos. 2 and 3 are slightly recessed.

From Nos. 9 to 18, the buildings become five Renaissance-style pairs of three-bay houses, with basements added from No. 11 onwards. Each pair has two central doorways topped with consoled pediments. Windows are set within lugged architraves and are segmentally arched at the first floor, with keystones over the doors. A main cornice and balustrade run along the roofline, which is finished with an M-shaped slate roof and ridge stacks. The balustrade is missing from Nos. 9, 10, 17, and 18. The roofs also feature four round-headed dormers, each with a casement window, except at Nos. 17 and 18.

Nos. 19 and 20 are single, stepped four-bay houses, built in a style similar to Nos. 9-18. They feature a pedimented doorpiece in the third bay (moved to the fourth bay at No. 19) and a corniced doorway. No. 19 has three round-headed dormers. Balustrades are missing from both houses.

No. 21 is a five-bay house in a similar style, with a central, pedimented doorpiece, a balustrade, and dormers. Nos. 22 and 23 are similarly styled, single-stepped three-bay houses with pedimented doorpieces on the left, balustrades, and two dormers each.

Nos. 24, 25, and 26 are single-stepped three-bay houses. No. 24 features consoled cornices to the left-hand door, roll-moulded windows, and segmental arches on the first floor. Dormers were removed from No. 24 (updated 2020), while a balustrade and dormers are missing from No. 25. No. 26 has two dormers.

Nos. 27 and 28 are paired three-bay houses, sharing a paired, central, consoled pedimented doorway. Windows have margins and are segmentally arched on the first floor, with label stops. A cornice and balustrade are present, with the balustrade missing from No. 28. That house has two round-headed dormers.

Most windows are two-pane sash and case, although some original 12-pane windows remain at Nos. 1 and 8, and original T-shaped casement dormer windows are present elsewhere. The roofs are slate, with ridge stacks. The statutory address covers inclusive numbers 1 to 28.