Basic Site Details
| Name: | Balgay Park and Cemetery |
| City or county: | Dundee |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Cost £500. Tender April 1872. |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Park | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1870 | Layout | ||
| 1872 | Build/construction | Footbridge | |
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 | |
| William Ross McKelvie (or MacKelvie) | 1870 | Responsible for layout of park as Superintendent of Cemeteries and Parks | |||
| Alexander Tower | F | 1870 | 1871 | Layout with McKelvie | |
| Dundee Burgh Engineer's Office/Dundee City Engineer's Office | A | 1872 | Footbridge. | ||
| George S Hird | A | 1872 | Designed the footbridge whilst working under William Mackison in the City Engineer's Department. | ||
| William Mackison | A | 1872 | Footbridge - overall responsibility | ||
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 | p256 | |
| Paxton, Roland and Shipway, Jim | 2007 | Civil Engineering Heritage Scotland Highlands and Islands | RCAHMS | p47 | |
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Professor David M Walker personal archive | Professor David M Walker, notes and collection of archive material | Information from Christopher Dingwall | |