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Reclaimed stone from a historic Dundee jute mill, Wallace Craigie Works, is to find new purpose pointing University of Dundee students in the right direction through a new wayfinding signage system.<\/h3>\nReclaimed stone from a historic Dundee jute mill, Wallace Craigie Works, is to find new purpose pointing University of Dundee students in the right direction through a new wayfinding signage system.<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
Scottish Construction Now<\/em> writes:<\/p>\n Wallace Craigie Works spinning mill was built in 1836 and played an instrumental part in Dundee\u2019s success in the jute industry, one of many mills that helped the city earn its \u2018Juteopolis\u2019 title.<\/p>\n The mill was run for more than a century by family firm William Halley and Sons Ltd., and with the company name plastered in bold yellow lettering on the building, the site became known locally as Halley\u2019s Mill.<\/p>\n The site was used by the firm until its closure in 2004, subsequently falling into a state of disrepair. Although there were plans to convert the Category B listed building into flats, it was abruptly demolished in 2018.<\/p>\n Now, the University of Dundee plans to pay homage to the historic mill by incorporating reclaimed stone from the site within a new signage structure on its city campus.<\/p>\n Rose Jenkins, director of estates and campus services at the University, said, \u201cWe are in the process of creating a contemporary wayfinding signage system and want it to respond to the history, character and culture of the city. Wallace Craigie Works is the first local heritage site chosen to be honoured in this project. The mill was an iconic piece of Dundee\u2019s jute legacy and by using stone from the building we will give tribute to its past while creating an expression for the new.\u201d<\/p>\n The Estates team are in the process of reinventing the University\u2019s current wayfinding signage on campus. Reclaimed stone will form the structural body of the signs before being wrapped with recyclable aluminium panels and screen-printed graphics.<\/p>\n \u201cWe want our new design to speak of Dundee,\u201d added Rose. \u2026<\/p>\n \u201cWe want to do the same for other sites and encourage anyone with suggestions of local heritage buildings currently being, or due to be demolished to get in touch.\u201d<\/p>\n