Deanston Mill

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Deanston Mill

The Deanston Mill is a former mill , weaving and spinning mill in the Scottish village of Deanston in the Stirling Council Area . The Deanston whiskey distillery has been using the building since the 1960s . In 1971 the building was included in the Scottish monument lists, initially in category B. The upgrading to the highest monument category A took place in 1991. The former weaving mill and the weir of the Mühlkanal are independently classified as category A buildings.

history

The operating company Adelphi Cotton Works was founded in 1785 by Archibald and John Buchanan . In the same year the nucleus of the Deanston Mill, where cotton products were made, was born. After bankruptcy in 1793, Benjamin Flounders operated the mill until 1804. James Findlay & Co. acquired the Deanston Mill in 1806. After the decision was made in the 1820s to build a new weir to drain into the Mühlkanal further upstream, in 1825 the foundation stone was laid for the building, which was completed two years later.

In 1830 the new Mühlkanal went into operation with the completion of the current building. In the following years, the number of water wheels was gradually increased from two to four. The weaving mill was built in 1834. In 1851 the mill already employed 796 people. In the following year, around 620 tons of cotton were processed. After a temporary break in operations in the early 1860s, 529 people again worked in the mill in 1871. Until 1945 the mill produced, among other things, towels and sheets. In 1945 a new building was added to produce asbestos . After the mill was closed in 1965, the Deanston whiskey distillery was established there the following year.

description

The Deanston Mill is on the main street of the village opposite the right bank of the Teith . The five-story main building is designed in a simple classical style and has an L-shaped floor plan. The masonry consists of roughly hewn quarry stone with natural stone details . The original water wheels Fairbairn from Manchester to operate the machineries by reasonably 11.1 m in widths of 3.3 m. In 1949 they were replaced by water-powered turbines.

The interior of the one-story weaving mill is divided into 24 sections (4 × 6). Each 10.2 m square section closes with 1.8 m high vaults . 3.65 m high cast iron pillars support the vaults. Round windows with a diameter of 2.4 m serve as light inlets. The roof was originally green.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  2. ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  3. ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  4. ↑ a b Entry on Deanston Mill  in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)

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Coordinates: 56 ° 11 ′ 22.7 "  N , 4 ° 4 ′ 16.1"  W.