Dundee, Dens Road, Rashiewell Works
Jute Works (19th Century) - (20th Century)
Site Name Dundee, Dens Road, Rashiewell Works
Classification Jute Works (19th Century) - (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Clepington Power Loom Works; Dens Road Market
Canmore ID 172055
Site Number NO43SW 190
NGR NO 40619 31456
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/172055
- Council Dundee, City Of
- Parish Dundee (Dundee, City Of)
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District City Of Dundee
- Former County Angus
Build (1855)
Rashiewell Works, Dens Road was built 1855 as a power loom weaving factory but after the merger into Jute Industries was reassigned to winding. Now Dens Road Market, the rather hotch-potch buildings allow one to see a factory interior. Its tall circular- section chimney is one of few left.
Information from Mark Watson, Historic Scotland, 5 May 2013.
Publication Account (2013)
Hilltown was the manufacturing suburb to medieval Dundee, known for its blue bonnets, firearms and buckles. Hand loom weaving took place
domestically and in factories, and some of these expanded to adopt power looms. Surviving buildings... Rashiewell Works, Dens Road...built in 1855 as a power loom weaving factory but after the merger into Jute Industries was
reassigned to winding. Now Dens Road Market, the rather hotch-potch buildings allow one to see a factory interior. Its tall circular- section chimney is one of few left.
M Watson, 2013
