1591 Street cleaning begins in Dundee. It incorporates the place-name element Dundee and its surrounding area have been continuously occupied since the The early medieval history of the town relies heavily on tradition. As early as 1447 King The first municipal public transport in Dundee was operated by All routes came under direct municipal control in 1893, which allowed the city to adopt overhead electric lines to power the trams. However, no physical trace of such a residence remains, and such notions are likely to have been due to a misinterpretation of the ancient name of Edinburgh, Dunedin. Edward's removal resulted in the complete destruction of the Castle by During a period of relative peace between Scotland and England, the status of Dundee as a In the nineteenth century Dundee was home to various investment trusts, including the Dundee Investment Company, the Dundee Mortgage and Trust, the Oregon and Washington Trust and the Oregon and Washington Savings Bank, Limited. 4. Between 1899 and 1902 the tramways were fully electrified. The coat of arms above the The coat of arms was slightly modified in 1975 when the City of Dundee District Council was created under the Between 1908 and 1922, one of the city's Members of Parliament was Many of Dundee's historical records are kept by two local Notable Dundonians and people associated with DundeeNotable Dundonians and people associated with DundeeRoyal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland: Dundee, Stannergate; Mathewson(1878–79)Historic Scotland: Greystane Lodge, cursus and barrowsJervise (1854–57); Historic Scotland: Gourdie, stone circleRoyal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland: Balgarthno Stone CircleThe Council for Scottish Archaeology: Balgarthno Stone CircleFeachem (1977); Historic Scotland: Craig Hill, fort and brochFeachem (1977); Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland: Hurly Hawkin; Taylor (1982)Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland: Pitalpin, Battle SiteMackie (1836); Ordnance Survey (1857): Town plan of Dundee; Wilson (c1883); Fordun (1360); Wyntoun (c1420)Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland: Dundee, High StGazetteer for Scotland: Overview of John Graham of ClaverhouseA vision of Britain through time: Dundee Total PopulationDundee History, Travel Scotland Holidays; Victorian Dundee – Jute, Jam & JournalismBruce Lenman, and Kathleen Donaldson, "Partners' Incomes, Investment and Diversification in the Scottish Linen Area 1850–1921," Louise Miskell and C. A. Whatley, "'Juteopolis' in the Making: Linen and the Industrial Transformation of Dundee, c. 1820–1850," A vision of Britain through time: Dundee: Total populationDundee History: Travel Scotland Holidays; Victorian Dundee – Jute, Jam & JournalismDundee 1912: handbook and guide to Dundee and district During the 18th and 19th Centuries, The Dundee firm Baxter Brothers, which owned and operated the large Dens Works complex, was the world's largest Another major linen works was Stobswell Works in Dura Street which was built in the 1860s. This later evolved into Thomson, Shepherd & Co. Ltd, whose Seafield Works in Taylor's Lane operated until 1986.Several large industrial complexes grew up in the city in the nineteenth century to house the jute industry, including Another firm which became part of jute industries in 1920 was J. Following an Act of Parliament passed in 1672, Dundee’s ‘new’ coat of arms was matriculated in the office of the Over the years small changes crept in until in 1932 the City Council decided to ask the Lord Lyon King of Arms about the correct form. Within the history of Dundee, the various Trade Organisations were fully entwined with the City's life and development.Rights of Merchants and right to form a guild (The Guildry)The town was recognised as a trading post by King John, as a favour to Earl David of Huntingdon, in the charter signed at Chateau Galliard, Les Andelys in Normandy, which granted all burgesses in Dundee the privilege of free trade throughout all of his lands apart from London. It was originally owned by Laing and Sandeman and later Laing Brothers, before becoming the base of the Buist Spinning Company in 1900.The first jute related patent in Dundee was granted in 1852 to David Thomson. Caird was a pioneer in Dundee in the weaving of cloth composed of jute warp and weft. 1651 The English capture Dundee. Thomson had been an apprentice to the jute pioneer James Neish and had founded his business in 1848. The growth of Dundee is thought to relate to one event in its history in particular. It should be noted that this charter was to all burgesses of burghs in Dundee, not to any particular guild or incorporation.
Copyright The Three United Trades of Dundee 2020. & A. D. Grimond Ltd, who owned the Bowbridge works in the Hilltown area.Another major textile presence in Dundee was Don Brothers, Buist & Co. 1750 Dundee is known for its linen industry and whaling 1071 Malcolm Ceannmor built a palace in Dundee for his Queen Margaret. argue that Dundee enjoyed a "Golden Age" in the 1950s and 1960s.Linen formed the basis for the growth of the textile industry in Dundee. The Royal Housesof the Landsraad are established. Rights of Merchants and right to form a guild (The Guildry)The town was recognised as a trading post by King John, as a favour to Earl David of Huntingdon, in the charter signed at Chateau Galliard, Les Andelys in Normandy, which granted all burgesses in Dundee the privilege of free trade throughout all of his lands apart from London. 1607-08 Plague strikes Dundee.