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Old Photograph Women Washing Clothes River Tay Stanley Perthshire Scotland
Old photograph of women washing clothes by the River Tay by Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland. Much of Stanley's economy was based on a mill powered by the River Tay. The mill mostly produced cotton but also cigarette ribbon. The Dempster & Co company was established in 1787 by seven men including Richard Arkwright, George Dempster and William Sandeman to build the mill on land feued from the Duke of Atholl to provide employment to Highlanders affected by the clearances. The mill extracted gas from coal to run lighting, this was replaced in 1921 when a hydroelectric power plant was built which supplied electricity to the village as well as the mill. During the 1960s and 1970s the mill was in decline and finally closed down in 1989.
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