Document record MAB61564 - BURNSIDE WORKS, ARBROATH
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Summary
Site of a flax and hemp spinning and weaving works depicted on the historic maps.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 6420 4093 (95m by 140m) Location only - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO64SW |
| Civil Parish | Arbroath & St Vigeans |
| Authority | Angus |
Type and Period (3)
Full Description
Site of a flax and hemp spinning and weaving works depicted on the historic maps. The OS Town Plan (1858) shows buildings to include spinning room, engine houses, warehouses, boiler house, spinning and preparing room, weaving room, hackling room and cooling pond. The spinning mill, built, circa 1845, was described by Hume as 'An unusually handsome 3-storey and attic, 18-bay, coursed rubble main block, with pediments over the 5th, 11th, and 17th bays and a pleasing 3-light window, with fanlight, in the engine bay at the west end. There are 1-and 2-storey ancillary buildings at the side and rear'.
Period Notes
The spinning mill was built circa 1845.
TURNER, WHK, 1954, TEXTILE INDUSTRY OF ARBROATH SINCE THE EARLY 18TH CENTURY: ABERTAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY PUBLICATION NO. 2 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1991.
Hume, J R, 1977, [Untitled], 122 (Bibliographic reference). SAB4917.
Minchinton, W, 1984, [Untitled], 178 (Bibliographic reference). SAB7214.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ANG;
- NMR Card Number: NO64SW57;
- NRHE Numlink: 35619;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO64SW0057;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/35619 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SAB1991 Bibliographic reference: TURNER, WHK. 1954. TEXTILE INDUSTRY OF ARBROATH SINCE THE EARLY 18TH CENTURY: ABERTAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY PUBLICATION NO. 2.
- --- SAB4917 Bibliographic reference: Hume, J R. 1977. [Untitled]. 122.
- --- SAB7214 Bibliographic reference: Minchinton, W. 1984. [Untitled]. 178.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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Record last edited
Sep 4 2024 2:16PM
