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.

Life

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. He was the first person to be officially Town Architect for Dundee. His most important commission in terms of prestige was the major rebuilding of Dundee's primary church: the Steeple Church. He died on 23 January 1813. He is buried in

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Burial Ground in central Dundee.

Main Works

All works are in Dundee unless otherwise stated. *St Andrews Church (1772) working with

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*Trades Hall (1776) *English Episcopal Chapel (1783) *St Clements Church (1786) later renamed the Steeple Church *

Forfar Forfar ( sco, Farfar, gd, Baile Fharfair) is the county town of Angus, Scotland and the administrative centre for Angus Council, with a new multi-million pound office complex located on the outskirts of the town. As of 2021, the town has a po ...

Parish Church (1788) *"Miln's Building" at 136 Nethergate (1790) *Morgan Tower, 133-139 Nethergate (1790) *Town house for

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(1790) now known as Nethergate House *Sailor's Home (1790) *Trinity House (1790) * Lintrathen manse (1795) * Tannadice manse (1797) *

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Mill (1799) *

Aberlemno Aberlemno ( gd, Obar Leamhnach, IPA: �opəɾˈʎɛunəx is a parish and small village in the Scottish council area of Angus. It is noted for three large carved Pictish stones (and one fragment) dating from the 7th and 8th centuries AD ( Histor ...

Parish Church (1799) *Theatre Royal (1808) *

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Parish Church (1811) *St Rule's Church,

Monifieth Monifieth is a town and former police burgh in the council area of Angus, Scotland. It is situated on the north bank of the Firth of Tay on the east coast. In 2016, the population of Monifieth was estimated at 8,110, making it the fifth larges ...

(1812) The Theatre Royal still exists as a frontage; at 7 to 21 Castle Street Nethergate House also survives.

Family

Not known

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bell, Samuel 1739 births 1813 deaths Architects from Dundee