Stanley Mills
Scotland's newest visitor attraction opens its doors to the public on Friday 21 March 2008.
An ambitious £4.6
million project to breathe new life into the Stanley Mills complex, on the banks of the River
Tay, is now complete. The Bell Mill and Mid Mill have been converted into a new visitor attraction
and education centre that examine the history of the people, products and power of the mills.
This exciting new development features displays, interactives, exhibits and video footage that
unravel an important part of Scotland's industrial heritage.
With sights and sounds the
visitor is taken on a journey where they are first introduced to the founding fathers of Stanley
Mills. At the forefront of the Industrial Revolution, the development of the mills and the impact
on the local area is revealed with stories of prosperity and later decline. The physical working
of the mills, and the processes involved, is balanced with human stories - the lives of the workers
and their families - that bring the imposing building to life.
Hands-on science and technology interactives allow visitors to get to the heart of Stanley Mills. They will have the chance to discover if a mill they have created would survive, uncover the role children played and how their nimble fingers were vital to the running of the machines, and even find out how the mill harnessed the power of the rushing water from the River Tay to drive the cotton-spinning machines.
One of the exhibition rooms features specially-commissioned poetry from Edinburgh-based poet Aonghas MacNeacail which tells the story of 18 th -century farm workers who travelled down through the Perthshire glens to join the Industrial Revolution. The visitor is led through the gallery comprising striking glass panels that are brought to life by English and Gaelic voiceovers setting scenes of the past.
Stanley Mills is situated seven miles north of Perth, off the A9.
Opening times are -
21st March to 30th September 09.30 to 17.30
1st October to 31 October 09.30 to 16.30
Admission - Adult £5, Child £2.50 and Concessions £3.75.
Last ticket sold 30 mins before closing
Stanley Mills
Stanley
Perthshire
PH1 4QE
Tel: 01738 828 268.
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