5184 x 3456 px | 43,9 x 29,3 cm | 17,3 x 11,5 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
29. August 2016
Ort:
Dundee, Tayside, Angus, Scotland, United Kingdom
Weitere Informationen:
An old derelict 1800`s Queen Victoria Works flax mill building lay in ruins along 203 Brook Street" formally a Flax mill was part of Queen Victoria Works built between 1828 and 1834. Altered and lengthened in 1860`s. Owned successively by James Forbes, Briad, T and J Cargill, Neish and Whitton, Ritchie and Simpson, C Lyell (who renamed it the Queen Victoria Works in the 1887 Jubilee), the Victoria Spinning Co, BMK and Victoria Spinning Ltd, at which point (1982) it was the world's oldest operating jute mill. In 1990 the mill ceases production and the buildings become vacant. June 2002: Local planners report that the condition of the buildings has rapidly deteriorated. Site security is proving difficult and there are resulting problems with vandalism. The owner has prepared initial schemes for conversion to housing. A master-plan for the site indicates scope for opening out a courtyard in the middle of the site. November 2004: Local planners report that the buildings remain at risk, with their condition deteriorating.
