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Verdant Works
 Verdant Works ... Open: April to October, Monday-Saturday 10am-5pm, Sundays 11am-5pm, last admission 4.30pm. November to March, Monday-Saturday 10am-4pm, SuNewest Review: ... the processes in a way which even non-scientific me could understand! What I enjoyed most about the Verdant Works however was the social history exhibition upstairs. There were recreations of the living conditions of the workers, and information and displays showing the food they would have eaten, what they did for entertainment, and further aspects such as the politics of the time ... more ... (including the impact that the suffragette movement had on the mill workers), religion, and the prohibition campaign. All of this was excellently presented, and rather than being too much information to take in, it was broken down into manageable chunks so th...more |
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Verdant Works: THE VERDANT WORKS (1244 words)
by - written on 03/06/01 (Very useful, 45 readings)
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Dundee is famous for three things – the three ‘J’s which are Jute, Jam and Journalism. It is to the first of these, jute, to which I wish to turn in this opinion. The Verdant Works is a visitor attraction, in the centre of Dundee – it can be a little tricky to find, as the signposting isn’t always as good as it could be, and we had trouble finding the car park (it actually shares the carpark for Comet if you’re considering visiting!). The Verdant Works is a working jute mill, built in 1833, restored in 1991, and is designed for you to take a tour round, learning about the origins of this industrial process, the history of ... Read the complete review
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