St Francis Roman Catholic Church, Tullidelph Road, Dundee

St Francis Roman Catholic Church, associated hall, and monastic buildings are located on Tullidelph Road, Dundee. The complex began with a design by Dr Reginald Fairlie in 1933, with the church itself being added circa 1958 by A.R. Conlon. A tympanum sculpture was created by Hew Lorimer.

The complex features a two-storey hall constructed of red brick with concrete sill and lintel courses. The west elevation has seven round-arched ground-floor windows with concrete tympana, and rectangular windows above. The third bay from the right is advanced, and features a large rectangular window with an ashlar architrave, topped by a niche containing a statue of St Francis. The north gable has a similar statue positioned above a single-bay, flat-roofed projection, while the south gable displays an oculus. Small gabled porches are located on the west elevation; tall stacks rise from the structure, and the roofs are swept and pantiled.

A two-storey gabled projection links to the east face of the hall. This is approached by steps in a re-entrant angle. A single-storey passage connects to the hall, blind on the south side but arcaded to the north, the arches being infilled with cement render; it has a pantiled roof.

The east quadrangle of domestic buildings ranges in height from one to three storeys. The symmetrical south elevation is two storeys high, with twin advanced gabled bays and a wallhead stack to the right. The east elevation is three storeys high, following the fall of the ground, and has irregular fenestration. Arched windows look onto the courtyard, reminiscent of a cloister. The buildings are finished with swept slate roofs. Windows are largely metal-framed casements and top-hopper types, although some original sash and case windows remain in parts of the domestic ranges.

The church, dating from circa 1958, is constructed of brick and has a pebble-dashed finish; it is gabled with a flat-roofed projecting sacristy and portico, both accessed by steps. The main entrance consists of triple doors beneath a notable sculptured tympanum by Hew Lorimer.

The complex is an ecclesiastical building currently in use as such. Fairlie’s original plans for a grand Franciscan basilica were not realised. Services were initially held in the upper part of the hall until the smaller church was built. The church is listed for the quality of Hew Lorimer's sculpture.