Vc House, Dunalistair Garden, Broughty Ferry, Dundee

Circa 1880, additions 1985. Single storey, single bay, rectangular-plan made L-plan by additions, former billiard room to Dunalistair House, built on falling ground. Smooth coursers, bull-faced rustication at basement, channel jointed quoins, piended slate roof with decorative wrought-iron finials. Round-headed plate-glass sash and case windows, glazed verandah at W, dentilled entablature and blocking course, moulded round-section wallhead stack at E, modern (circa 1984) wing at NW.

S ELEVATION: rusticated basement, base course; canted 5-light window with round-headed arches, painted architraves with pilasters and Corinthian capitalled mullions, balustraded parapet with moulded ball finials at dies.

W ELEVATION: painted string course, blocking course, large rooflight; lower 3-bay lean-to verandah with painted square section columns, crown motifs, inscribed plaque.

E ELEVATION: blind, but with chimneybreast at centre terminating in prominent, tall round-section moulded and annuletted, corniced stack.

INTERIOR: lavish decoration. Panelled timber dado, marbled pilasters with Corinthian capitals, dentilled entablature with consoles supporting a large moulded cornice with arched top-light, all mostly concealed behind strapped walls and false ceiling. Richly carved timber door pieces at N with out of character modern window frame. Carved

timber chimneypiece at E advanced from moulded marble surround and ceramic tiled fireback and hearth. 2 Corinthian columns on plinths at S, moulded timber at mullions.

RETAINING WALL AND BALUSTRADE: bull-faced coursed retaining wall with balusters, moulded coping and urn at W, similar adjoining wall at Dunalistair (listed separately).