24 The Vine, Georgian House 26 Speedwell Bar Maggie’s provides emotional, Saturday 10am-1pm Saturday & Sunday 12pm-5pm practical and social support to FREE 43 Magdalen Yard Road DD1 4NE 167 Perth Road DD2 1AS people with cancer and their This curious house was built by The Speedwell Bar is one of the families and friend. 2012 George Duncan MP in memory of finest examples of an Edwardian Drop-in and chat to staff. his late wife, Hester Eliza Wheeler. Bar embracing all that was good in DOORS OPEN DAYS He intended it to show off his pub architecture at the beginning extensive collection of paintings of the twentieth century. The and objects of virtue, the finest of building is one of the few surviving which he bequeathed to the city. pubs mentioned in the definitive 37 Hillcrest Housing HQ Tours at 10am, 11.30am, Drop-in for a tour of the ornate 1983 book “People’s Palaces, Saturday 1.30pm and 3pm. Please arrive hall and the drawing room and Victorian and Edwardian Pubs 5mins before starting. learn something of the house’s of ”. remarkable history. Guided tours of the building 1 Explorer Road, Dundee (10mins). Shortbread and Technology Park DD2 1EG 25 St Peter’s Free Church refreshments afterwards. Hillcrest HQ is a practical, St Peter’s Open Days sustainable, value for money Saturday 10am-4pm headquarters. Designed in synergy, Sunday 11am-6pm-Sunday Service delivered in partnership and St Peter’s Street DD1 1JJ enjoyed in use. Its environmental 36 Maggie’s Centre focus is reflected in its low carbon St Peters Free Church is a classic Saturday 1pm-4pm footprint and BREEAM excellent 19th century building which Tom McDonald Avenue, rating; its social contribution by the Saturday 22nd & Sunday 23rd September dominates much of the West End. Ninewells DD2 1NH delight of its users and its economic It has recently been sensitively Frank Gehry said of Maggie’s contribution by the enhancement Doors Open Days gives you free access to buildings you wouldn’t normally get into as well as special events internally refurbished and is used as Dundee -“There’s is a Yiddish of the business it serves. at public buildings. The event celebrates architecture in all its forms - from the very ancient to ultra-mod- a conference centre, concert venue, expression ‘Heymish’. It means ern, well-loved to little-known. So put the dates in your diary and we will see you on the 22nd & 23rd! art gallery, community facility as This is your opportunity to see homelike, comfortable. This is what inside a building that is increasingly well as a place of worship. we are trying to do here.” The becoming a Dundee landmark and is Broughty Ferry Disabled Access Coffee, tea and home baking. Art Centre sits in front of Ninewells loved by the people who work in it. Symbol Key (contact venue for display, book stall and opportunity Hospital looking across the Tay 1 Michelin Tyre PLC more information) Toilets to see some of the groups that use to the hills, the only Gehry How do you make a tyre? the church. building in the UK. Maggie’s Centre Saturday & Sunday 10am-2pm Disabled Toilets Refreshments has his signature curving walls and Pre booked tours 10am, 11am, Parking Children’s Activities undulating stainless steel roof. 1pm and 2pm Baldovie Road DD4 8QU Have you ever wondered what 3 St Stephen’s and West Church A Treasure House This programme and leaflet was produced and Doors Open Days take place throughout goes into making a car tyre? Brought to you by the Sunday 12pm-4pm distributed by the . For Scotland every September and are part of Did you know that the only tyre University of Dundee 96 Dundee Road DD5 1DW more information on the Doors Open Days European Heritage Days. Find out more at manufacturer in Scotland has a Dundee programme contact: www.doorsopendays.org.uk factory right on your doorstep? If 2 Claypotts Castle St Stephens has an outstanding Peter Murray, Floor 5, Tower Building, you’d like to find out what happens Saturday & Sunday 10am-4pm and extensive collection of almost University of Dundee DD1 4HN Doors Open Days in other areas: inside a modern manufacturing Claypotts Castle Gardens DD5 3YJ fifty Edward Burne–Jones stained facility in Scotland, come along to t 01382 386660 Aberdeenshire (15/09), Receive a guided tour around the glass windows, which were one of our ‘Story of a Tyre’ tours. e [email protected] City (08/09), castle by the Junior Tour Guides of manufactured by Will Morris and Scottish Charity No. SC015096 Angus (08-09/09), Pre-booking required – visit Claypotts Castle School, dressed in Co. In particular, the windows Perth & Kinross (22-23/09), www.michelinonline.co.uk/ period costume. Later visits will be depicting the stoning of St Stephen National Doors Open Days Events Fife (East 02/09, Central 09/09, West 16/09) doorsopen or call 01382 734488. self guided. Guide books, souvenirs are exceptional in scale and For more information on the national Doors You must be over 14 years old. quality. The building also has many Open Days please contact: For a full list of dates and events visit the We’ll provide all the necessary and refreshments will be available interesting architectural features. Abigail Daly, The Scottish Civic Trust website at www.doorsopendays.org.uk. safety wear, but please wear flat at the castle. Claypotts Castle is a The Tobacco Merchants House, You can find extra events on our website. shoes (no sandals). The guided tour Z-plan castle built for John Strachan Refreshments available. Visitors are 42 Miller Street, G1 1DT You can also find maps, images and other will last 1-1.5 hours, depending on between 1569 and 1588. It is now always warmly welcomed at 11am t 0141 221 1466 information online. Follow Doors Open Days how many questions you ask! cared for by Historic Scotland. for Sunday Morning Services. e [email protected] on Twitter@DoorsOpenDays Scottish Charity No. SC012569 Follow Doors Open Days on Facebook facebook.com/dodscotland Please phone 01382 386660 for a large print leaflet Dundee Information leaflets and guides will 9 St Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral be available. Sung Mass from 11am Discover Dundee’s St Paul’s The University of Dundee: Open Campus to 12pm on Sunday – all are welcome 4 Morgan Academy Cathedral and the buildings to attend and see the church in Saturday 12pm-4pm of Castle rock The University of Dundee artworks inspired by D’Arcy’s ideas Tucked away behind Duncan of action as Bodley intended. Saturday 11am-3pm Forfar Road DD4 7AX welcomes everyone to explore and collections. Jordanstone College, this charming Sunday 2pm-4pm our campus. We are opening a 18th century farmhouse is now The Morgan is an imposing landmark 1 High Street DD1 1TB building of tremendous architectural number of our historic and home to the stores and offices of significance. Designed in 1862 by Only the massive tower and spire modern buildings. the University’s Museum Services. architects John Dick 7 St Andrews Parish Church (the highest in Dundee) give any Curator Matthew Jarron will give Peddie and Charles Kinnear it Saturday 10am-3pm hint of the splendour within. 29 Dental Hospital and School guided tours round this recently- Be a dentist for a day includes a large three story extension Sunday 10am-1pm (Includes Famous Victorian architect, Gilbert listed house, revealing some of the Harvest Worship 11am-12pm) Saturday 12pm-4pm Drop-in tours to the north that was completed in Scott used ingenuity to create University’s fascinating collections 2 Kings Street, Cowgate DD1 2JB grandeur on the constricted site. on the hour. Last Tour 3pm 1915, designed by James Langlands. of art, science and natural history. Due to a fire in 2001 which destroyed Ever wanted to see inside the church The adjoining 18th century Castlehill Park Place DD1 1HR much of the building. It was rebuilt behind that lovely garden next to House contains fine Georgian rooms Come along and try your hand at Places must be booked on using the original facade and much of the Wellgate Centre? Now is your rarely open. Also come and hear the being a dentist for the afternoon at 01382 384310 or the internal appearance was kept and chance to find out! This beautiful Cathedral’s fine pipe organ being put 27 UoD: Archive Services Dundee’s very own Dental Hospital [email protected] re-opened in August 2004. and lively church at the heart of the through its paces. Treasures of Dundee in the Archives and School. Not only will you get Guided tours with former Morgan city centre has a rich and interesting On the hour we shall offer tours Saturday Pre Booked tours at to see what it’s like to train as a Academy pupils. history awaiting your discovery! of some of the normally hidden 10.30am and 11.30am dentist there will also be tours of You can listen to organ recitals; watch Tower Building, Nethergate DD1 4NH nooks and crannies of the Cathedral the building, which include rarely 32 Wellcome Trust, the bells being played up in the bell- premises including the Cathedral Access the fascinating material seen artwork by James McIntosh College of Life Sciences tower; look for familiar Dundee faces tower (max 10 on each tour). held by the University Archives. Partrick, elaborate staircases and World leading life science on and scenes in the photos displayed Head to the basement to see the fine stained-glass windows by your doorstep from past decades; view the 5 Arthurstone Community Library biggest collection of textile industry Douglas Strachan. Saturday 10am-4pm Saturday 10am-12.30pm Wyvern and Secret Gardens (work in documents in Europe, Episcopal progress!); enjoy refreshments; and Drop-in for tours around the The Welcome Trust Building, Dow 5 Arthurstone Terrace DD4 6RT church and NHS Tayside archives, Street, Old Hawkhill DD1 5EH purchase Fairtrade goods from the building on the hour (10-3pm). Non- Visit the first library to be built in 10 The Shore, Dundee City Council University records, and the Michael Traidcraft stall. Have you ever wondered what Dundee using money donated by Saturday 1.30pm-4pm, tours at Peto photographic collection, bookable but spaces are limited. happens in the large white buildings Andrew Carnegie. Highlights include 1.30pm, 2.30pm and 3.30pm amongst others. Highlights include the original tiling, woodwork and 15 Shore Terrace DD1 3DN records of the jute industry in that rise out of Hawkhill? Then come and visit the exceptional the very fine vaulted ceiling on the This listed waterfront landmark Dundee and India, material from 1st floor. 8 Dundee Central Library offers tours highlighting over 300 hospitals and asylums and old research laboratories at the photographs of Dundee. The building 30 UoD: Campus Tour University of Dundee’s College of You will also be able to see a display Literary Treasures - behind the years of history. Currently celebrating itself is an early example of an office Campus Tours, University of Dundee Life Sciences. This is your chance of photographs and information, past scenes of Dundee Central Library 10 years as a Dundee City Council 2pm tower block by a nationally important Sunday to see the three interconnected and present, about the library during Saturday Tours at 10am, 11am, 12pm youth venue, the 1828-built Dalhousie Building, Old Hawkhill architect, clad in timber and stone. buildings that dominate the Dundee your visit. and 1pm. 01382 431 523 to book. Exchange Coffee House retains Road DD1 5EN Wellgate DD1 1DB numerous originals, including striking Pre-booked tours only. To book skyline-the Sir James Black Centre Take a guided walk around this terrazzos and Grecian-style columns. telephone 01382 384095 or email (2005), the Welcome Trust Building Dundee Central Library moved from attractive campus, accessing some Underground hides medieval Pack [email protected]. Places are (1997) and the Medical Sciences the Albert Institute to a new building exceptional examples of modern house Square - warehouses at 1600s limited so book early. Institute (1970).With a new building in the Wellgate Centre in 1978 . The architecture. Showcasing the 6 St Salvador’s Episcopal Church Central Library, which also includes harbour-level, remain testament to due in 2013 your visit will illustrate Dalhousie Building, Institute of Saturday 10am-4pm the Wighton Heritage Centre and the Dundee’s maritime merchant legacy. Sport, Carnelley link, Queen Mother the expansion and growth of life Sunday 10am-1pm Steps Theatre, is the busiest public Drop-in and help us record your Building and Wellcome Trust Centre. sciences research in the city in St Salvador Street, Off Alexander library in Scotland. Behind the scenes memories of The Shore and its the past 40 years. The college is Street, Hilltown DD3 7EW sit some of Dundee’s most treasured 28 UoD: Zoology museum Places should be booked in delighted to open its doors and evolution. Cafe open for cream teas D’Arcy Thompson Zoology Museum Visit the finest and most important books and manuscripts. advance by emailing introduce you to one of the largest and snacks. Guided tours must be Saturday 10am-12.30pm Victorian Gothic Revival Church in The library has closed stack and [email protected] most productive research institutes booked. 01382 435435. Carnelley Building DD1 4HN Scotland, designed by G F Bodley. strong room areas which hold unique in Europe. Admire the stunning lofty interior collections of local importance such Drop-in and discover the with painted and gilded reredos, as original works by William extraordinary collections of the Tours of the building are available beautiful polychromic stencilled walls McGonagall, Mary Slessor’s archive, internationally renowned polymath and last around one hour. Please and fine wrought iron choir screen. Lawson architectural sketches of Old D’Arcy Thompson – an amazing 31 Hawkhill House meet in the reception area of the The Church is of great architectural Dundee and the original log book of variety of mammals, birds, fish, Hawkhill House Guided Tour Welcome Trust Building and wait significance and was important in the items lost by victims of the Tay Rail insects and reptiles from around Saturday Pre Booked tours at for the next tour to start. history of our city for its mission to Bridge Disaster. the world. 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Broughty Ferry Dundee 1 Michelin Tyre PLC 4 Morgan Academy 11 Dundee City Archives 18 Meadowside St Paul’s Church 25 St Peter’s Free Church 32 Wellcome Trust, 2 Claypotts Castle 5 Arthurstone Community Library 12 Dundee Quaker Meeting House 19 Dundee Rep Theatre 26 Speedwell Bar College of Life Sciences 3 St Stephen’s and West Church 6 St Salvador’s Episcopal Church 13 Olympia Leisure Centre 20 Jericho House 27 UoD - Archive Services 33 University House 7 St Andrews Parish Church 14 Nilupul Foundation 21 Dundee Central 28 UoD: Zoology museum 34 Botanic Gardens 8 Dundee Central Library 15 High School of Dundee 22  29 Dental School 35 Institute for Medical Science 9 St Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral 16 Central Baptist Church 23 Tayside Fire Brigade 30 UoD: Campus Tour and Technology 10 The Shore, Dundee City Council 17 Parish Church (St Mary’s) 24 The Vine, Georgian House 31 Hawkhill House 36 Maggie’s Centre 37 Hillcrest Housing HQ columns and stained glass now lead Alexander Russell. Doorway mosaics Discover the first purpose built 33 University House 34 Botanic Gardens 35 Institute for Medical Science to the High School’s vibrant Junior by Elizabeth McFall. It hosts regular Mosque in North-East Scotland, built Sunday Pre-booked tours at The Secret Garden and Technology School and Music Department. meetings of Presbytery of Dundee. using traditional Scottish materials 2.30pm and 3.30pm Tours at 2pm and 3pm Sunday Surgeries of the future Built in French Renaissance style, The garden features an artistic stone and energy efficient construction 9am-5pm 325 Perth Road DD2 1LH Visitor Centre, Botanic Garden, Saturday & Sunday this building has been described as wall by David Wilson. techniques. The Mosque is rich in Built as Elmslea, this beautiful Riverside Drive DD2 1QH 1 Wurzburg Loan, Dundee “one of the finest and most ornate Islamic symbolism and includes two Victorian villa is owned by the An introduction to the Botanic MediPark DD2 1FD structures in the city” with its prayer halls built facing Makkah and University of Dundee. Formerly Garden and the buildings in its Discover how therapy may be elaborate facades, fine mosaic floors above the Minbar (pulpit) is a copper home to two notable art collectors, grounds, including; its iconic Visitor administered, without scalpels and and sweeping staircase with beautiful dome, both symbolic and for light. 19 Dundee Rep Theatre the building now houses some of Centre, the Glasshouses and the scars. Robots, bubbles, nanoparticles, stained glass windows. Free Food and refreshments, the treasures of the University’s outstanding drystone walls of the ultrasound and lasers are all being Back Stage Tour Saturday Tours at 10am and 11am exhibitions, guided tours, stalls, art collection, including Raeburn, Garden of Evolution. developed for the next generation of leaflets, prayer demonstrations and McTaggart, John Duncan and imaging and healthcare. Tay Square DD1 1PB There will be two short (45 mins) free parking on site. the Colourists. Curator Matthew tours at 2 pm and 3 pm conducted Tours, hands-on demonstrations Access all areas of the building 16 Central Baptist Church Jarron will lead guided tours of the by Dr Neil Paterson Education Officer. and audio-visual displays will normally closed to the public including Saturday 9am-1pm building and its artworks. To book telephone 01382 381190. introduce you to the exciting world the workshop, paintshop, rehearsal Sunday 10.30am & 6.30pm Places must be booked on 01382 of medical intervention research rooms and costume department. 4 Ward Road DD1 1LP 384310 or [email protected] and development. Consisting of Dundee Rep Ensemble, 22 Verdant Works Central Baptist Church, Dundee Scottish Dance Theatre and Rep Behind-The-Scenes Tours of (CBC) is set in the heart of the city of Creative Learning, Dundee Rep is the Scotland’s Jute Museum Dundee with the city very much at most awarded theatre in Scotland and Saturday 10.30am on the hour - heart. We aspire to be a vibrant and the nations leading producing house. last tour 3.30pm dynamic Christian Fellowship. 11 Dundee City Archives Two floors of the building will be 14 Nilupul Foundation Tour is bookable through Dundee 27 West Henderson’s Wynd DD1 5BT Saturday Pre-booked tours at open, with exhibits about the history Saturday 2pm-4pm Saturday 22nd 9am until 1pm. All Rep Box office on 01382 223530 or in Take a behind-the-scenes tour of this 10am, 11.30am and 2pm. of the building and Quakerism in Sunday 11am-4pm welcome to Services on Sunday 23rd person. Tickets are free, but limited. A-listed building and a rare surviving 14 City Square DD1 3BY Dundee, including a talk at 2pm on 51 Reform Street, 2nd Floor DD1 1SL September 10:30am & 6:30pm Book early to avoid disappointment. Saturday. We will also have exhibitions example of an early 19th century These tours are your chance to Take a glimpse at Dundee’s best kept courtyard-style mill. Meet the discover the on topics such as sustainability, peace secret. We are delighted to open our and social justice from the various curators and learn about the care and through the variety of records held in doors, offering you a taste of all we conservation of museum collections. the City Archives, including the City’s groups who use the building. Silent have to offer. Hear our fascinating worship is on Sunday at 11am, all 17 Parish Church (St Mary’s) 20 Jericho House Then explore the free exhibition ‘The buildings from the time of Robert history, view our unique architecture Saturday 9am-1pm Warp and Weft of Life – Celebrating Bruce to the present. Housed in the welcome. Fairtrade refreshments “Come Inside” and surroundings, sample our selection Nethergate DD1 4DG 500 Years of Weaving in Dundee’. complex opened in 1923. served during the events. of fine teas in Nangi’s Foodbar and Saturday 11am-3pm The Church contains many outstanding Sunday 11am-3pm Behind-the-scenes tours are free; Volunteers will be on hand to browse our fairtrade shop. examples of stained glass. These 36 Artillery Lane DD1 1PE demonstrate the work they are normal admission charges apply to Since 1998 the property has housed a include the splendid East window, doing to make the records more As part of “Doors Open” weekend main Verdant Works museum. meditation venue and in 2011 Nilupul gifted in 1897 in honour of Queen accessible to the public. There will we are opening our alcohol recovery 13 Olympia Leisure Centre Foundation (www.nilupul.org) Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee. It was also be an opportunity to view unit to everyone interested in The final behind the scenes tours purchased 51 Reform Street. Nilupul designed by Sir Edward Burn-Jones and 1920s stained glass windows in the coming to meet a live project. Saturday & Sunday Tours at 11am, Centre offers mindfulness training, executed by William Morris Stewards. former Education Authority offices. Our house has a strong sense of 1pm and 3pm wellbeing workshops and courses The original church was found around As numbers are limited booking is community. There are lots of local 23 Tayside Fire Brigade Earl Grey Place DD1 4DP and is now also the home of the 1190 and was the first Parish Church in essential. To book telephone Blackness Road Fire Station This is will be your last chance to see Dundee Tibetan Buddhist Group. Scotland to be organised according to people within Dundee who support 01382 434494. (www.meditationindundee.org) & our service. We are an exciting and Saturday 11am-4pm behind the scenes of the Olympia the Reformed Faith. Blackness Road DD1 5PA swimming pool before it closes in Nangi’s Foodbar & Fairtrade Shop. developing service and this year has Stewards will be available to show seen our best outcomes for service Here’s your chance to see behind the 2013. Guides will provide information visitors around. of the history and inner workings users. Our environment is very scenes of one of Dundee’s community homely and welcoming. fire stations. As well as getting the 12 Dundee Quaker Meeting House of the building including tours of opportunity to see a working fire 11am-4pm each pool, gymnasium and the plant Visitors to our house would get a Saturday 15 High School of Dundee 11am-1pm rooms. This is a chance not only to warm welcome, tea and cakes, and station in action, firefighters will be Sunday Margaret Harris Building 7 Whitehall Crescent DD1 4AR hear about the various changes the 18 Meadowside St Paul’s Church get to meet service users, staff and holding dramatic displays, including building has gone through since it Saturday 10am-12pm, Tours every a chip pan fire demonstration, giving There has been a Quaker Meeting Saturday 10am-4pm supporters of this house. opening in the 1970s but also to 30mins: 10am, 10:30am, 11am and out fire safety advice and offering free in Dundee since the 1820’s. The Sunday 11am-2pm see how the building is run and 11:30am. No Booking Required home fire safety visits. Meeting House is a five storey listed 114-116 Nethergate DD1 4EH maintained on a daily basis. 24 Euclid Crescent DD1 1HU building, and is home to Dundee Local Built in 1852, replacing the Mariners This popular event returns with Part of one of the UK’s oldest Meetings, as well as various tenants. Guided tours at 11am, 1pm and 3pm. station Manager Mark Crush and Schools, the Margaret Harris Church, to a design by Charles The building retains many original Saturday and Sunday. No booking 21 Dundee Central Mosque the firefighters looking forward to Building is Grade A listed for historic Wilson. It boasts a fantastic spire, features and is in the process of required. Meet at reception. Saturday & Sunday 10.30am-4.30pm welcoming members. importance. Originally built as a hammerbeam roof. and organ by being renovated to make it more 6 Miln Street, Brown Street Girls’ School, the traditional exterior Walcker & Co 1902. Stained glass, environmentally friendly and Entrance DD1 5BZ and grand atrium with marble some by Jones & Willis, and by welcoming to community groups.