Samuel Bell (1739–1813) was a Scottish architect mainly associated with the town of Dundee. He was the prime shaper of the city centre and in particular the Nethergate.
Samuel Bell (1739–1813) was a Scottish architect mainly associated with the town of Dundee. He was the prime shaper of the city centre and in particular the Nethergate.
He was born on 6 May 1739, the son of John Bell, a wright in Dundee and originally trained as a wright himself. In this role he would have worked with local architects from 1755 to 1770. He then became an architect and received many local commissions from 1770 onwards.[1]
He was the first person to be officially Town Architect for Dundee.[2] His most important commission in terms of prestige was the major rebuilding of Dundee's primary church: the Steeple Church.[3]
He died on 23 January 1813 and is buried in The Howff burial ground in Dundee.[4]
All works are in Dundee unless otherwise stated.
The Theatre Royal still exists as a frontage; at 7 to 21 Castle Street[5] Nethergate House also survives.[6]
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