Stanley Mills

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Mid Mill and Bell Mill

The Stanley Mills are a former textile mill in the Scottish town of Stanley in the Council Area Perth and Kinross . In 1971 and 1981, respectively, three of the mills were included in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A.

history

Due to the abundant water availability for the mill in Perthshire , a flourishing textile industry based on the processing of regionally produced flax fibers developed early on . Local merchants approached Richard Arkwright in 1785 with the aim of founding a textile mill in which the cotton that had been imported for a few years should be processed. In 1787, the Bell Mill in Stanley on the Tay became the first factory to go into operation. The East Mill , which was added later , was used to process flax fiber. A fire devastated it in 1799. As a result of the fire and the deteriorating economic situation as a result of the Napoleonic Wars , the Stanley Mills were closed in the same year.

With the financial support of David Dales , founder of the New Lanark Mill Settlement , James Craig acquired Stanley Mills in 1801. The East Mill was rebuilt from 1802 onwards. Craig's venture failed, however, which is why Stanley Mills was closed again in 1813. The Glasgow- based company Buchanan & Co acquired the mill in 1823. In the following years, the East Mill was significantly expanded and the Mid Mill built by 1830. Outbuildings, such as a gas works and workers' housing in Stanley, were also built during this period. With the rail connection in 1848, the flow of raw materials was improved. In 1852 Buchanan sold Stanley Mills to Samuel Howard .

The closure of the mill during the cotton famine in the 1860s resulted in massive unemployment in the region. FS Sandeman acquired Stanley Mills in 1876. Sandeman made various technical innovations that enabled the manufacture of cotton belts for driving machines. During both world wars, the Stanley Mills produced for the military. An "endless" narrow cotton belt produced from 1916 onwards, which was needed for cigarette production, helped the company through the economic depression of the 1920s and 1930s. With the introduction of an import duty on cotton goods in independent India in 1947, an important market for the company collapsed. The company was also hit by the dwindling demand for textile belts as a result of increasing plant electrification. In the late 1960s the company produced synthetic fibers. In 1989 it was closed for economic reasons.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  2. ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  3. ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  4. ^ A b c d e f Information from Historic Environment Scotland

Web links

Commons : Stanley Mills  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 56 ° 28 ′ 44.8 "  N , 3 ° 26 ′ 24.8"  W.