Welldale Mill, Port Street, Annan

Part of a long 2-storey row including warehouse range and row of workers' housing, continuous roofline broken above archway linking these ranges (arch has single storey elevation, footings survive of original feature above wall-head). Herring-bone-stugged red ashlar, polished raised margins; slate roofs. openings mainly blocked or with timber louvers; 3 inner bays (perhaps originally domestic) built first, extended to N and to S in sympathetic manner but with irregular bays and with band courses between floors; N gable (to Nicholson Street) has 4 (unequal) bays plus attic opening; gabled pulley hoist over wall-head on extension to S. Single storey weaving sheds to rear, wooden roofs on cast-iron columns; also a 3-storey 6-bay block. (Historic Scotland)

4 November 1994: The Annandale Observer reports on complaints over the dilapidated buildings along Port Street. August 1996: External inspection reveals the building to be roofless, with its Nicholson Street gable taken down. November 2001: External inspection reveals the property to be in very poor condition. November 2003: External inspection reveals no change. It is being offered for sale as a whole or in separate lots with Nos. 75-85 Port Street via J. and E. Shepherd of Dumfries.

May 2011: Site visit finds that the building does not appear to have changed significantly since our previous visit.

10 June 2014: External inspection finds the building has lost the sliding door to Port Street and is unsecured. Otherwise, the building remains in much the same condition as seen previously.

26 March 2018: A member of the public advises the Port Street sliding door has been re-instated, preventing unauthorised access to the interior.

26 July 2024: Desk-based assessment suggests the building remains At-Risk.