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Former weaving mill, now disused, built in the mid-19th century. It was one of the eight mills owned by Andrew Lowson. It is shown on the 1st edition OS map as a rectangular building with an L-plan range to the south and two ranges projecting over the River Brothock to the east. It is depicted as a 'Baltic Works (Flax etc)'. On the 2nd edition OS map, the two ranges to the east have been extended to create one range, running almost the full length of the building. Current maps depict it as a warehouse, and show further alterations, with much of the building demolished. As a mill it a power loom linen weaving factory, until it became a whisky bond in 1932. It ceased to be a whisky bond in circa 1990 and has been disused since then. Green Mills (NO64SW0123) to the east may have become a part of this mill before its demolition in circa 1995. The weaving shed to the east was demolished in 1998, leaving the front façade to the west and the L-plan south range. The remaining west block is four-stories, with a 13-bay triple-pedimented Palladian frontage with a central arched entrance. The pediments cover the middle three bays and the two bays at each end. These pedimented sections are slightly advanced and defined by quoins. The three-bay gable ends are have die finials (one missing). The windows are now mostly blocked. Inside there is a fireproof iron frame of two rows of columns carrying iron beams and brick arched ceilings. There are two ashlar stairs surmounted by iron handrails, and a wrought-iron roof. To the south is a long two-storey range with an end gable stack. It has served as a lodge, office, mechanics shop and preparing departments, with a boiler house and drying room nearest the river. It has a tall chimney with a Doric base supporting a circular brick shaft with the top cornice missing. The Beam Engine house forms the short section of the L-plan of the south range. It has a large four-part window on the west gable, with a die finial. The north elevation was originally adjacent to the now demolished weaving shed. Inside is a part cast-iron grid mezzanine at the level of the beam of the beam engine, a ceiling hook for a hoisting beam and a cast-iron stair. The wall at the east running adjacent to the River Brothock is pierced at regular intervals by cast-iron brackets and surrounds for line shaft bevel gearing. A standing building survey was carried out by Addyman Archaeology in February 2019. The main building has undergone as series of modifications and alterations.
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NO64SW0055 - BALTIC WORKS, DENS ROAD, ARBROATH