Dillichip Dye Works
Location type
WorksName and dates
Dillichip Dye Works (1825-1936)Served by the Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Junction Railway.
Description
This dye works was on the east bank of the River Leven by Bonhill.
It opened as a bleach field before becoming a dye works and being expanded in the 1860s. It became part of the United Turkey Red Co. in 1897.
The site was rail served with a single track line opened in 1875 approaching the works from the north via a bridge over the Leven (prior to that coal was carted from Dalmonach Print Works. The branch started from just south of Alexandria station via a reversing spur from the goods yard. The works predated the railway considerably.
The line finished with a pair of loops and tightly curve sidings serving the works, to the west. One central siding was connected by turnplate.
A large mill lade, largely overgrown today, ran down the west side parallel to the river.
After closure in 1936 the works had a variety of uses. Some buildings survive and it is presently a bonded warehouse. The branch closed around 1957.
The Black Bridge over the Leven has been demolished, around 2012.
Tags
Dye works dye clothAliases
Dillichip DyeworksExternal links
Canmore site recordNLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914
NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
NLS Map
NLS Map
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NLS Map
| Nearby stations Alexandria Renton Jamestown Balloch Balloch [1st] Dalreoch Dumbarton Central Balloch Pier Dumbarton East Cardross Langbank Caldarvan Woodhall Bowling Bowling [CR] | Black Bridge Cordale Works Alexandria Goods Ferryfield Print Works Dalmonach Print Works Gas Works (Vale of Leven Gas Co) Dalquhurn Printworks Alexandria Works (Printing and dyeing) Lomond Galleries Polaroid Factory Levenfield Works Tourist/other Cordale House Tobias Smollett Memorial Croftengea Signal Box Loch Lomond Distillery |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Books
 The Vanished Railways of Old Western Dunbartonshire (Britains Railways/Old Photos) |
