Category: Architecture
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[photo credit Simon Forsythe] As part of the growing partnership between the University’s Creative Writing programme and V&A Dundee, eight students will have the opportunity to be writers-in-residence as part of the museum’s exhibition A Fragile…
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This year we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the opening of Ninewells Hospital and Medical School. One of the hospital’s strengths is its close relationship with the School which has a long history and a very…
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In the 19th century Lochee was home to the huge Camperdown Works, the heart of the Cox family’s jute empire. Camperdown Works 1970s The family had been involved in the manufacture of linen in the area…
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Dr Kenneth Baxter examines a map from the University of Dundee Archive Services belonging to Peter Carmichael. Carmichael was a notable figure in Dundee, in the second half of the 19th century he was manager of…
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Written by University of Dundee Museums volunteer Pete McConville Follow Pete’s photography on his Instagram by clicking this link The Life Sciences Building, University of Dundee Archives The University of Dundee campus is such a…
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The Murraygate is undoubtedly one of Dundee’s best-known streets and also one of its most historic, dating back to the medieval period. This blog by Kenneth from the University Archives takes us back in time to…
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Have you visited the Green Room Gallery at the Botanic Garden yet? Find out more in this post from the Curator Kevin Frediani. The commissioning of a new structure that could look out from the garden…
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Join the University Archives as Kenneth Baxter takes us on a tour of Dundee in 1776. Using Crawford’s plan of Dundee Kenneth explains how Dundee has changed over time. There are several familiar parts of the…
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Breaking the Chains is a collaboration between the University of Dundee Museums and the city libraries in Leisure & Culture Dundee, with funding and additional support from Dundee City Council. It is also one of the…
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Camperdown Works in Lochee, Dundee was undoubtedly the city’s most famous industrial complex, and its iconic chimney “Cox’s Stack” remains one of Dundee’s most recognisable landmarks. Camperdown Chimney Shaft, 1865 Owned by the Cox Brother, who…