A well-known woodcarver whose work can be seen all over the city and beyond has died at the age of 71.
Colin Scott attended Rockwell School and discovered a talent for wood carving. He went to evening classes at the Dundee Art College where he was taught by Scott Sutherland, the man who designed the magnificent Commando Memorial at Spean Bridge.
Mr Scott was taken on as an apprentice at Lord Roberts’ Workshops where he specialised in ecclesiastical woodcarving and created pulpits and panels for churches.
The type of carving involved during his apprenticeship was mostly in relief but he had a desire to do more figurative work and after five years at Lord Roberts he set up on his own.
He moved to the Highlands for a spell and carved the wildlife that surrounded him, ranging from wildcats to cormorants. He also carved crests and specially commissioned sets of dishes.
Back in Dundee, Mr Scott took on a lot of work for local pubs and the signs hanging outside the Smugglers, and Royal Arch in Broughty Ferry are both examples of his craft.
The ornate carving in many of the city’s hostelries is his handiwork, and his work was used to mark many momentous occasions in the history of the city.
After the tragic fatal shooting of a female teacher at St John’s RC High School in 1967, Mr Scott made a memorial carving of St John The Evangelist.
The City Chambers was also another site for his work.
When Tom Moore was lord provost, Mr Scott carved a Trojan horse head for the then boss of Trojan Plant.
Mr Scott, who had not enjoyed good health latterly, lived in Hill Street. He was married twice and has two children.