Dundee, Alexander Street, Hillbank Mill
Flax Mill (19th Century), Jute Works (19th Century)
Site Name Dundee, Alexander Street, Hillbank Mill
Classification Flax Mill (19th Century), Jute Works (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) 46, 48 Dens Road; Blakie's Mill
Canmore ID 33559
Site Number NO43SW 92
NGR NO 40663 31318
NGR Description Centred NO 40663 31318
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/33559
- Council Dundee, City Of
- Parish Dundee (Dundee, City Of)
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District City Of Dundee
- Former County Angus
NO43SW 92 centred 40663 31318
(Location cited as NO 407 132). Hillbank Mill, Dens Road, built 1834-41. Two rubble blocks, one 3-storey and attic, 16-bay; the other 4-storey and attic, 2- by 10-bay. The latter is now part of Hillbank Hackle Works.
J R Hume 1977.
Publication Account (2013)
This 3-storey, red sandstone flax mill of 1834 is narrower than usual. Its fireproof floors formed from tiles rather than brick. Two other mills formed a courtyard, demolished for new housing as part of the conversion of this one in 1986. Made one million sandbags per week in WWI.
M Watson, 2013.
