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Gates & Gatepiers, Bowbridge Works, Thistle Street, Dundee

A Category C Listed Building in Dundee, Dundee

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Coordinates

Latitude: 56.4718 / 56°28'18"N

Longitude: -2.9745 / 2°58'28"W

OS Eastings: 340061

OS Northings: 731504

OS Grid: NO400315

Mapcode National: GBR Z9C.S9

Mapcode Global: WH7RB.8LTG

Plus Code: 9C8VF2CG+P5

Entry Name: Gates & Gatepiers, Bowbridge Works, Thistle Street, Dundee

Listing Name: Thistle Street, Bowbridge Works, Gates and Gatepiers

Listing Date: 18 May 1987

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 361288

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB25118

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200361288

Location: Dundee

County: Dundee

Town: Dundee

Electoral Ward: Coldside

Traditional County: Angus

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Description

Circa 1930. 2 channelled ashlar pillars with art deco
margins, architraved and keyblocked doorpiece with pulvinated
Greek key capitals and carriage lamps. Gates consist of
horizontal and vertical bars with narrow panels of cast
metal bas relief thistles and intertwined foliage. Smaller
pedestrian gate below plaque depicting Lawrence of Arabia
leaning on a camel.

Statement of Interest

The large camel which stood over the earlier arched gates

for many years has disappeared.

Bowbridge Works, founded by J and A Grimond in 1857 was

with Camperdown Works, the showpiece of the late 19th

century jute industry and employed over 3,000. Mill

demolished 1984, Factory and calender demolished 1987.

Warehouses and stables survive.

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