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'''Seymour Lodge''' is a [[Victorian architecture|Victorian]] [[Gothic Revival architecture|Gothic]] mansion located in Perth Road, [[Dundee]], Scotland. It is a [[listed building#Scotland|category A listed building]].<ref name=lbr>{{cite web |url=http://data.historic-scotland.gov.uk/pls/htmldb/f?p=2200:15:0::::BUILDING:25542 |title=259 Perth Road and Seymour Street, Seymour Lodge |publisher=[[Historic Scotland]] |accessdate=10 December 2012}}</ref>
'''Seymour Lodge''' is a [[Victorian architecture|Victorian]] [[Gothic Revival architecture|Gothic]] mansion located in Perth Road, [[Dundee]], Scotland. It is a [[listed building#Scotland|category A listed building]].<ref name=lbr>{{Historic Environment Scotland|num=LB25542|desc=259 Perth Road and Seymour Street, Seymour Lodge...|cat=A|access-date=25 March 2019}}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==
[[File:Seymour Lodge, Perth Road.jpg|thumbnail|left|Seymour Lodge (left), view along Perth Road, circa 1880]]
[[File:Seymour Lodge, Perth Road.jpg|thumbnail|left|Seymour Lodge (left), view along Perth Road, circa 1880]]


It was built as a private villa in 1880 by architects Charles and Leslie Ower, for Henry McGrady.<ref name=lbr/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/184114/details/dundee+259+perth+road+seymour+lodge/ |title=259 Perth Road, Seymour Lodge |publisher=[[Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland]] |accessdate=10 December 2012}}</ref> The building was later utilised as Seymour Lodge School which was a private all-girls establishment. In the 1960s the school relocated to Ochtertyre House, [[Crieff]], but closed in 1966.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://seymourlodge.co.uk/ |title=Seymour Lodge School |accessdate=10 December 2012}}</ref> The house was afterwards used as a [[child protection]] unit, which was replaced by new accommodation at King's Cross Hospital.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/output/2010/02/17/story14563604t0.shtm |title=New £2.65m child protection facility |work=[[Evening Telegraph (Dundee)|Evening Telegraph]] |date=17 February 2010 }}</ref> Seymour Lodge was offered for sale in November 2012.<ref>{{cite web |archivedate=10 December 2012 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6Co97AxiO |url=http://www.tspc.co.uk/schedule/106158.pdf |publisher=RSB Macdonald |title=Seymour Lodge |accessdate=10 December 2012}}</ref>
It was built as a private villa in 1880 by architects Charles and Leslie Ower, for Henry McGrady.<ref name=lbr/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/184114/details/dundee+259+perth+road+seymour+lodge/ |title=259 Perth Road, Seymour Lodge |publisher=[[Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland]] |accessdate=10 December 2012}}</ref> The building was later utilised as Seymour Lodge School which was a private all-girls establishment. In 1939, when Britain declared war on Germany, the school relocated to Ochtertyre House, [[Crieff]], and closed in 1966.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://seymourlodge.co.uk/ |title=Seymour Lodge School |accessdate=10 December 2012}}</ref> The house was afterwards used as a [[child protection]] unit, which was replaced by new accommodation at King's Cross Hospital.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/output/2010/02/17/story14563604t0.shtm |title=New £2.65m child protection facility |work=[[Evening Telegraph (Dundee)|Evening Telegraph]] |date=17 February 2010 }}</ref> Seymour Lodge was offered for sale in November 2012.<ref>{{cite web |archivedate=3 March 2016 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303225256/http://www.tspc.co.uk/schedule/106158.pdf |url=http://www.tspc.co.uk/schedule/106158.pdf |publisher=RSB Macdonald |title=Seymour Lodge |accessdate=10 December 2012}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Category A listed buildings in Scotland]]
[[Category:Category A listed buildings in Dundee]]
[[Category:Listed buildings in Dundee]]
[[Category:Listed houses in Scotland]]
[[Category:Listed houses in Scotland]]
[[Category:Houses completed in 1880]]
[[Category:Houses completed in 1880]]

Latest revision as of 22:16, 10 June 2022

Seymour Lodge
Seymour Lodge is located in Dundee City council area
Seymour Lodge
Location in Dundee
Coordinates56°27′25″N 2°59′59″W / 56.4569°N 2.9997°W / 56.4569; -2.9997
Built1880
ArchitectCharles and Leslie Ower
Listed Building – Category A
Designated4 February 1965
Reference no.LB25542

Seymour Lodge is a Victorian Gothic mansion located in Perth Road, Dundee, Scotland. It is a category A listed building.[1]

History

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Seymour Lodge (left), view along Perth Road, circa 1880

It was built as a private villa in 1880 by architects Charles and Leslie Ower, for Henry McGrady.[1][2] The building was later utilised as Seymour Lodge School which was a private all-girls establishment. In 1939, when Britain declared war on Germany, the school relocated to Ochtertyre House, Crieff, and closed in 1966.[3] The house was afterwards used as a child protection unit, which was replaced by new accommodation at King's Cross Hospital.[4] Seymour Lodge was offered for sale in November 2012.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b Historic Environment Scotland. "259 Perth Road and Seymour Street, Seymour Lodge... (Category A Listed Building) (LB25542)". Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  2. ^ "259 Perth Road, Seymour Lodge". Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
  3. ^ "Seymour Lodge School". Retrieved 10 December 2012.
  4. ^ "New £2.65m child protection facility". Evening Telegraph. 17 February 2010.
  5. ^ "Seymour Lodge" (PDF). RSB Macdonald. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
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