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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DENS WORKS (Flax, Tow &c, Spinning & Weaving) [Dundee] | Dens Works | Painted over entrance Dundee Directory p. [page] 180 Mr. R. S. Chalmers Manager |
054 | [Situation] In the east end of Dundee An extensive pile of buildings situated on the North side of Crescent Street & extending a considerable distance back from the thoroughfare. The erections comprise preparing, Dressing & Weaving rooms besides work shops of various descriptions for mechanics; together with store houses &c &c & the whole is the property of and occupied by Messrs. Baxter Brothers & Co. [Company] Power loom Weavers, Spinners &c. The number of persons employed is 3000 - The raw material is Flax, & Tow, and hemp occasionally but no Jute. |
| CRESCENT STREET [Dundee] | Crescent Street | Edward's Plan of Dundee Painted on Street Corners Dundee Directory Mr. J. Hood 1 Victoria Stt. |
054 | [Situation] In the east end of Dundee An unfinished Street extending from Princes Street in a Northeastwardly direction to Victoria Street passing Wallacetown Free Church on the North & the Established Church on the South. |
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[Page] 19Town of Dundee -- Sheet 54.6 No. 11 Trace 4
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