St Paul's Cathedral
Dundee, Tayside
Completed in 1855 the Cathedral was designed by George Gilbert Scott in the style of the Middle or Decorated period of Gothic architecture.
The church is the only Trade Kirk in Scotland, and is still the scene of the colourful Kirkin of the Trades held in November.
The church stands on rising ground in the Cowgate, originally being on the outskirts of the burgh. Work on the building started in 1772 and the building was completed in 1774 by the Trades of Dundee and is known as The Trades' Kirk. It is built in the Renaissance style to designs by Samuel Bell and probably adapted from plans of 1769 by James Craig, designer of the New Town Edinburgh.
The church is rectangular, built in rubble, perhaps originally harled, with fine stone dressing, twin Venetian windows with ionic pilasters and swags above. There are arched doorways on either side of the central windows and two tiers of smaller arched windows. There is a west tower with a classical steeple, recessed at each higher level in the James Gibb manner. The spire rises to 139 feet.
