St David's Hall, Nethergate, Dundee

Early 17th century, upper floors rebuilt in 18th century, extended

to S early 19th century. 3-storey, L-plan, triple-pile, rubble-built

with ashlar dressings.

ELEVATION TO YARD: L-plan with sunken court. 3-storey block has ground floor loggia, early 17th century pilastered pier with roll moulded angles carries stilted arch which has been partly infilled; small window to left, later forestair. Upper floors now pebble-dashed and with 2 modern window surrounds. Ashlar margined door. W elevation to yard largely modern and harled; fragments of earlier building at junction with tenement.

E ELEVATION: long 2-storey rubble-built range of various builds with several windows blocked in the 18th/19th century with rubble, others recently brick-filled. Northmost section formerly 1 and a half storey, roof now flat with 2 dormers cutting through eaves, single blocked lights below, door to right. 2 gables at left, that to S later than and overlapping that to N. Gable end stacks and skews.

S ELEVATION: early 19th century. 3-storey, 3-bay, asymmetrical, formerly with forestair to 1st floor. Later lean-to now removed. Single bay of 18th century block set back at left with ground floor chamfered pend entrance.

ROOFS: gabled and with swept valleys. Bases of stone stacks. Building fronting yard has low piended corrugated asbestos cladding. Modern flat roof to part of linking range.

INTERIOR: ground floor pend with deep press. Chamfered door to left, with corbels (for jettied gallery?). Fine roll-moulded door to left; passage beyond to former beer cellar. Central 18th century stair with stone newel. Early 19th century bakery to S with ovens and stone mortar. N linking range has 3 chambers, 2 with stone vaults, 1 timber with a boiler. Upper floors of St David's Halls has 18th century woodwork, arched dining room recess and coved plaster ceilings. 19th century cornice and rose to lodge temple.