Brechin, South Esk Street, Denburn Works
Chimney Stalk (Late 19th Century), Jute Works (19th Century), Linen Mill (19th Century)
Site Name Brechin, South Esk Street, Denburn Works
Classification Chimney Stalk (Late 19th Century), Jute Works (19th Century), Linen Mill (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Dens Mill; Den Burn Works; Montrose Street; Commerce Street
Canmore ID 35784
Site Number NO65NW 66
NGR NO 60117 59982
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/35784
- Council Angus
- Parish Brechin
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District Angus
- Former County Angus
NO65NW 66 60117 59982
(Location cited as NO 602 599). Den Burn Works, built 1854, extended 1874. A fine mill complex with a four-storey, 4- by 15-bay rubble front block with a corner bell-tower. At the rear are one-storey north-light weaving sheds and a square-section brick chimney.
J R Hume 1977.
Publication Account (2013)
Begun as a hand loom factory, founded in 1853, that made way to a steam powered factory in 1863. The timber-floored front, for weaving, winding and an office, was heightened from 2 to 4 storeys in 1871, reaching up into a tall Italianate clock tower. The large weaving shed had underfloor shafting and was of similar construction to Seafield Works, Dundee (DW13). The multistory part was converted into housing in 1989, and the single storey areas were retained for industrial purposes. Some hand loom shops are in the vicinity, one in Union St later the birthplace of Robert Watson-Watt, inventor of radar. Two buildings are shown as warping factories in the first edition O.S. map, that would have been used to set up the beams for the hand weavers.
M Watson, 2013
