Dundee, St Salvador Street, Caldrum Works

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According to Watson, this is the first fully integrated, single-storey jute works. The interior has 'colossal' brackets to support the overhead line shafts. He also notes that it was the second largest jute mill in Britain from the 1920s.

Originally dating from 1872, six mill and six factory west lit sheds were constructed. Three, double pitch calendering and finshing were built beside the two-storey office. The horizontal engine house window was blocked by 1988. There were six ponds, the walls of the south pond were still standing. In 1882 and 1887-90, the mill and factory sheds were extended. The dressing area had wooden box vents. In 1915, the 1882 bag factory/mechanics shop was extended. By 1907 a larger engine house was built adjacent to the old engine house. In 1910 starch house was in the north west and had polypropolene hoppers by 1988. Two more boilers were added in 1911, with the office being extended over the cartway on earlier corbelled gate piers. In 1913 a five shed mill extension was built at the north east of the site. The North William Street Mill was bought and used a a store. Three sheds were built to the east of the ponds in 1922 and the four ponds were covered by a new brick and steel mill extension in 1945.

M Watson, 1990.