Camperdown Works

The Cox family was connected with the linen trade in Lochee from the early 18th century when a member of the family was a small manufacturer in the area. The family's Scottish lineage, including members associated with the early development of the family's industrial enterprises in Dundee, is documented in Family Records by Ashworth Peter Burke (1897), which traces the family from the late 17th century. In 1827 James Cock (subsequently known as Cox), the son of James Cock of Foggyley and Helen Scott, assumed control of the family business and in 1841 formed a co-partnering with his brothers, William Cox, Thomas Hunter Cox and George Addison Cox. The firm was quick to adopt the most recent…

Alexander Elliot in his book Lochee – As it was and is (1911), noted that each of the Cox brothers brought specialist skills to the firm: James, the salesman, expanded overseas sales, William was regarded as a reliable judge of yarns and materials, and Thomas oversaw finance and commercial management. George Addison Cox, “a qualified engineer. To him the entire control of the works was given. In each department the impress of a master mind is apparent, in construction, attention to detail, and in the productive power of appliances.” In addition to supervising the construction and operation of the works, George Addison Cox was responsible for the design and improvement of machinery used in…

The Leisure park originally consisted of an Odeon cinema, a William Low (later rebranded as Tesco) superstore, The Venue, a local nightclub, the Megabowl, a bowling alley and Gala Bingo. By the late 2000s, many of the original tenants either left or were forced to shut down, leaving Gala Bingo as the sole business on site. Many of the buildings at the park were boarded up and left abandoned.