Roman Catholic Church Of Our Lady Of Good Counsel, Westfield Road, Broughty Ferry, Dundee

Thomas M Cappon, 1904; later 20th century addition. Rectangular-plan, Goithic detailed church with tower and later, lower rectangular-plan addition at E end. Facing bond red engineering brick, pink ashlar dressings, slate roof. Base course at W front, string course at 1st floor and at tower dividing stages, gablet-coped gable and 3 crowsteps by eaves; single and 2-light pointed-arch windows and belfry openings, stepped 3-light at W front, continuous chamfered cills, hoodmoulds and label stops (linked at 2-light); narrow square-headed windows at stair tower with ashlar lintels and (chamfered) cills; buttresses at delineating bays at N and S; deep eaves with exposed rounded rafter ends.

W ELEVATION: 3-stage tower at left with 4-stage octagonal stair tower recessed at far left, each with crenellated parapet; pointed-arch door with moulded doorhead and ogival hoodmoulded, single storey angle buttress at left, splayed buttress at left re-entrant adjoining stair tower; ashlar niche at 2nd stage containing staue of Madonna and Child, traceried canopy, window at left return; llarge 2-light louvred belfry opening at 3rd stage, single opening at left return; stair tower has window at each stage, finialled spirelet. Slightly advanced gable at right; 3 single windows at ground floor and large stepped 3-light window at gallery flanked by buttresses terminating with gablets at label at stop level, small stepped 3-light window at gable apex, cross finial. Addition in uniform style and matrerials, base course, blank canted E elevation, platform roof.

S ELEVATION: segmental-arched door at left, 2 bays at right each with 2-light window, bay advanced at far right with door and cat-slide swept-down roof; lower 4-bay addition continues at outer right.

N ELEVATION: 3 bays at original building at right, each with 2-light window, cat-slide swept-down roof; 4-bay addition at left with similar windows (no buttresses).

INTERIOR: remodelled later 20th century; gallery and stained glass windo w at W end; carillon in tower.