10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20 Perth Road, Dundee

Circa 1855, remodelled by Edward and Robertson, 1873,

extended to W by A Hutchinson, 1882. Coursed rubble

commercial buildings in 3 blocks, from E to W:

E BLOCK 3-storey and attic, 5-storey rear due to slope of

land, 4-bays, circa 1855, remodelled 1873. Ground floor

chamfered and corniced shopfront. Upper floors single

windows to centre, bipartites to side, all with segmental

heads, 1st floor cornices, 2nd floors, cill course.

Parapet, segmental-headed dormers, gable-end and central

wallhead stack. Simple rear 5-storey, 4-bay, ground floor

arched loading bay. 4th floor iron cantilevered balcony.

Some glazing altered. 4 dormers, central wallhead stack.

CENTRE BLOCK: 4-storey, 7-storey rear, 6-bays, detailing

similar to E block but with full attic storey above cornice

and blocking course. Left bay marked by pilaster strips,

ground floor segmental-arched entrance, upper floors

bipartite, 3rd floor consoled pilasters support sculptured

pediment. 2 wallhead stacks.

W BLOCK 4-storey and attic, 6-storey rear (Hutchinson,

1882). Tall ground floor loading doors. Corniced segmental

headed centre windows. Shallow canted oriels over outer

bays, 3-storey with similarly detailed dormers. Cornice,

parapet, central wallhead stack. 1 return bay to W. 4-bay

rear: tall arched loading doors, 1st floor altered.

Tripartites at 2nd and 4th bays of 2nd floor, 3-storey

canted oriels over. Canted dormers. Large octagonal cupola

with wrought-iron finial.

Slate roofs. Windows mainly sash and case, 4-pane glazing

pattern.