Seymour Lodge

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Seymour Lodge
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Location in Dundee
Coordinates 56°27′25″N2°59′59″W / 56.4569°N 2.9997°W / 56.4569; -2.9997 Coordinates: 56°27′25″N2°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

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

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References

  1. 1 2 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.