Deanston
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Deanston is a village in the district of Stirling,
Scotland, on the south bank of the River Teith
, formerly of West Perthshire. It is a part of the parish
of Kilmadock
.
Gas lighting
was installed in 1913, the first such installation, outside of London in the UK.
Deanston Cotton Mill was built by the Buchanan brothers of Carston, near Manchester, in 1785,
and utilised the River Teith
to power the mill. In 1808 James Finlay & Co bought the mill and developed it into the industrial leader of its time, which included the construction of a 1500 yard long Lade.
James Smith, a manager of the mill, was a successful entrepreneur and inventor. He built unusually designed accommodation over four levels for his workforce, called the divisions, which was new in its day. At its peak, the mill had over 1000 workers and had the largest waterwheel in Europe, Hercules.
The cotton mill closed in 1965. On the site, the Deanston Distillery opened in 1966 and is now owned by Burn Stewart Distillers Limited, where it produces several megawatts for the National Grid (2007).
Scotland, on the south bank of the River Teith
River Teith
The River Teith in Scotland flows from the north-west into the River Forth near Drip north-west of Stirling.- Etymology :The name comes from the Scottish Gaelic Uisge Theavich, which translates into English as the "pleasant river".- Course :...
, formerly of West Perthshire. It is a part of the parish
Parish
A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
of Kilmadock
Kilmadock
Kilmadock parish, containing the settlements of Doune, Deanston, Buchany, Drumvaich, and Delvorich, is situated in Stirling council area, Scotland, and is on the southern border of the former county of Perthshire. Its length is , its breadth from , and with an area of .The River Forth runs along...
.
Gas lighting
Gas lighting
Gas lighting is production of artificial light from combustion of a gaseous fuel, including hydrogen, methane, carbon monoxide, propane, butane, acetylene, ethylene, or natural gas. Before electricity became sufficiently widespread and economical to allow for general public use, gas was the most...
was installed in 1913, the first such installation, outside of London in the UK.
Etymology
The name comes from Walter Drummond, Dean of Dunblane in 1500, originally called Deans Town.Deanston mill
and utilised the River Teith
River Teith
The River Teith in Scotland flows from the north-west into the River Forth near Drip north-west of Stirling.- Etymology :The name comes from the Scottish Gaelic Uisge Theavich, which translates into English as the "pleasant river".- Course :...
to power the mill. In 1808 James Finlay & Co bought the mill and developed it into the industrial leader of its time, which included the construction of a 1500 yard long Lade.
James Smith, a manager of the mill, was a successful entrepreneur and inventor. He built unusually designed accommodation over four levels for his workforce, called the divisions, which was new in its day. At its peak, the mill had over 1000 workers and had the largest waterwheel in Europe, Hercules.
The cotton mill closed in 1965. On the site, the Deanston Distillery opened in 1966 and is now owned by Burn Stewart Distillers Limited, where it produces several megawatts for the National Grid (2007).