Stanley’s story

HUNDREDS of thousands of visitors from around the world, both physical and virtual, will be invited to learn about Scotland’s industrial heritage by visiting Stanley Mills.

The Perthshire attraction — one of the country’s best-preserved cotton mills — has been selected to join the European Route of Industrial Heritage. The route takes attractions with visitor staff such as Stanley Mills and uses them as an anchor point where visitors can hear about other hidden gems in the area.

Their website enables people to find out about these places digitally and delve into stories about the people behind the industrial revolution. Built in the 1780s, Stanley Mills once supported hundreds of jobs, but was closed in 1989.