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Basic Site Details
Name
Dens Works
Town, District or Village
Parish
City or County
Dundee
Status
A Listed
Country
Scotland
Grid Ref
Grid Ref N
Grid Ref E
Notes
Alternative Names
The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
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Name
Current Name
Notes
Upper Dens Mill
Yes
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Building Type Classification
The building is classified under the following categories:
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Classification
Original Classification
Notes
Mill
Not Known
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Street Addresses
The following street addresses are associated with this building:
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Address
Current Address
Notes
2 Princes Street
Yes
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Events
The following date-based events are associated with this building:
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Event Type
From
To
Notes
1833
Mill built
1850
Enlargement
Plans dated
1866
Plans for Calender
1900/03/29
Alterations, including new staircase - plans dated
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People
Design and Construction
The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column.
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Person
Partnership Group
Role
From
To
Notes
Umpherston & Kerr
A
1833
Initial building
Peter Carmichael
1850
Enlargement with Randolph Elliot & Co of Glasgow
Peter Carmichael
1866
Plans for Calender
George Alexander Pyott
1900
Alterations, including new staircase
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Clients
The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
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Name
Notes
Baxter Brothers
Client for original buildings and subsequent alterations
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Related Buildings, Structures and Designs
References
Bibliographic References
The following books contain references to this building:
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Author
Year
Title
Part
Publisher
Notes
Gifford, John
2012
The Buildings of Scotland: Angus and Dundee
Yale
p212
McKean, Charles and Whatley, Patricia
2008
Lost Dundee: Dundee\'s lost architectural heritage
Birlinn, Edinburgh
pXVIII - 1866 Calender plans illustrated; pp 114-16 - general accounts, plan and school illustrated
RCAHMS
1992
Dundee on Record
RCAHMS
Aerial view drawn by D.M. Walker (c.1953) p35
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Archive References
The following archives hold material relating to this building:
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Source
Name
Cat Number
Item Name
Notes
Dundee University
Dundee University Archives
DU MS 11 D31, D37, D235, D344
Dundee University Archives
Baxter Brothers Collection
GB 254 MS 11D/267 (plans showing new staircase)
Historic Environment Scotland
Listed Buildings Register
25101
RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum
RIBA Nomination Papers
George Alexander Pyott: L v25 no2069
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