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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRANCISCAN NUNNERY (Remains of) [Dundee] | Franciscan Nunnery (remains of) Convent of the nuns of St. Clare Convent of Franciscan nuns or Grey Sisters Convent of the nuns of St. Clare |
Mr. William Sime 57 Overgate Thomson's Hist. [History] of Dundee Mr. William Inglis Teacher Episcopal School Fullarton's Gazetteer. Mr. C. Innes's Report The yellow Frigate, by Grant |
054 | [Situation] At the NW [North West] end of Methodist Close An ancient and delapidated building, irregular in form and closely surrounded by ruinous tenements & dwellings, situated to the North of Methodist Close with Entrance from Barrack St. It presents no peculiar Architectural features having been so altered & modernised from time to time that little remains to indicate its early origin. The upper storeys have been divided & partitioned off into different suites of rooms which are let as "flats" & the lower or basement storey on the North side is used as a schoolroom & for a public meeting room, this having formerly been the Chapel of the Nunnery. Nothing can be gleaned respecting the date of foundation or erection [continued on page 53] |
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[Page] 52Town of Dundee -- Sheet 54.9 No. 4 Trace 3
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