Local Fact of the Day: the mill powered by the Tay for 200 years ⚙️

Stanley Mills was built in 1786 at a hairpin bend of the River Tay, where the rushing water could power its machinery. ⚙️ Historic Environment Scotland says local merchants established the cotton mill with support from Industrial Revolution pioneer Richard Arkwright. Waterwheels—and later water-powered turbines—helped the complex produce textiles for about 200 years before it finally closed in 1989. A remarkable piece of Perthshire’s working history, still standing beside the river. Have you visited? Vote Yes or No below. 💙 Source: Historic Environment Scotland — Stanley Mills: History and stories https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit/all/stanley-mills/history-and-stories/ Photograph: Murgatroyd49 · CC BY-SA 4.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stanley_Mills_2015.jpg https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ Original photograph shown without edits.