Basic Site Details
| Name: | Dundee Post Office |
| City or county: | Dundee |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | B listed |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | This is a different Post Office from the General Post Office by Matheson (see separate entry), which was demolished and replaced by Niven & Wigglesworth's Courier Building. |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Post office | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| Constitution Road | Yes | |
| Euclid Street | Yes | |
| 4, Meadowside | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1898 | |||
People
Design and Construction
| The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | ||||||
| Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | |
| H M Office of Works (later Ministry of Works, Department of the Environment and Property Services Agency) | A | 1898 | |||
| Walter Wood Robertson | A | 1898 | |||
Related Buildings, Structures and Designs
Child Structures
| This structure or site has the following component or child structures (click on an item to view details): | ||
| Building Name | Notes | |
| Courier Building | On site of former Post Office by Walter Wood Robertson. The figures by Albert Hodge, sculptor, represent Literature and Justice. Building faced in Closeburn stone. Building not fully steel-framed but it was of fireproof steel and concrete construction. |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Gifford, John | 2012 | The Buildings of Scotland: Angus and Dundee | Yale | p107-8 | |
| McKean, Charles and Walker, David | 1993 | Dundee: An Illustrated Architectural Guide | Revised Edition | Edinburgh: RIAS | p56 |
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 25336 | 4 Meadowside, Head Post Office |
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | NMRS Architects Index | ||
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | Walter Wood Robertson: F v18 p9 no1179 (microfilm reel 12) | |