St Paul's Cathedral, Dundee

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St Paul’s Cathedral in Dundee, Scotland, is an Anglican cathedral and the main church of the Diocese of Brechin in the Scottish Episcopal Church. It was built between 1853 and 1855, designed by George Gilbert Scott in Gothic Revival style. The foundation stone was laid on 21 July 1853, and the building was completed in 1855. It was dedicated on All Saints’ Day, 1 November 1865, after the congregation had paid off debts totalling more than £14,000.

Alexander Penrose Forbes, who became Bishop of Brechin, chose Dundee as his permanent home and urged the people to build a grand church to serve the poor in the surrounding tenements. Forbes’s vision led to the cathedral’s construction as a place of worship and refuge.

The cathedral has one tower and eight bells used for change ringing. The bells were cast by Mears & Stainbank of Whitechapel in 1871–1872 and were rehung in 1999 on a modern steel frame. Dundee is one of only three Scottish cities with more than one set of change ringing bells; the other sets are in Edinburgh and Aberdeen.

In 1905, St Paul’s was raised to cathedral status and it is now a Category A listed building, recognized for its historical and architectural importance.