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Stanley Mills
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Stanley, Scotland
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Stanley Mills is one the best-preserved relics of the 18th-century Industrial Revolution. Textiles were produced here for 200 years. The mills were built in 1786 at a hairpin bend in the River Tay, where tremendous water-power was available. Machinery was powered initially by water wheels, and latterly by electricity generated by water-powered turbines. As the market changed and new technologies developed, buildings were added, adapted, expanded, shut down, reopened and demolished.The visitor centre tells the stories of those who worked there and the products they made. The superb interactive displays let you discover if your fingers are as nimble as a child labourer’s or compete to see if you are tough enough in business to make the mills profitable.
Stanley Mills is one the best-preserved relics of the 18th-century Industrial Revolution. Textiles were produced here for 200 years. The mills were built in 1786 at a hairpin bend in the River Tay, where tremendous water-power was available. Machinery was powered initially by water wheels, and latt…
Now partly turned into flats (as part of a community regeneration scheme). Best exhibits and hands-on displays we have yet come across in explaining the workings of a mill. You can also take a nice stroll down to the River Tay from here.
Learn what life was like in the textile mills of the past - this one was still in use until the mid 20th century
a wonderful place to visit. when you buy your ticket you get free access to visits local castles