{"id":35802,"date":"2023-03-07T16:08:23","date_gmt":"2023-03-07T16:08:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=35802"},"modified":"2023-03-04T18:50:03","modified_gmt":"2023-03-04T18:50:03","slug":"ihbc-features-heritage-from-the-doorstep-see-inside-300-year-old-perth-mill-before-2-7m-transformation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=35802","title":{"rendered":"IHBC features \u2018Heritage from the doorstep\u2019: See inside 300-year-old Perth mill before \u00a32.7m transformation"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-35803\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/PKHT_Lower_City_Mills_070323.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"187\" height=\"176\" \/>New photos show the inside of a historic mill in Perth city centre ahead of a \u00a32.7m investment to turn it into a tourist attraction, reports <em>The Courier.<\/em><\/h3>\n<h6><em>image for illustration: PKHT website<\/em><\/h6>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">\u2026 The mill belongs to the people of Perth\u2026<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n<p><em>The Courier<\/em> writes:<\/p>\n<p>The historic Lower City Mills has not been open to the public since it closed as a working grain mill more than 20 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Perth and Kinross Heritage Trust first took over the West Mill Site in 2019 but delays caused by coronavirus meant they were unable to start work&#8230; This week <em>The Courier<\/em> was invited to see the inner workings of the mill and hear about the revamp.<\/p>\n<p>Dating back to the early 1700s, the mill used a water wheel to process wheat, oats, parley and peas and included a maltings brewery and bakery.<\/p>\n<p>It was central in feeding the people of Perth until it stopped operating as a working mill in the early 2000s.<\/p>\n<p>The heritage trust\u2019s plans would see external parts of the building, such as the roof and walls, restored.<\/p>\n<p>The mill still houses its original machinery\u2026<\/p>\n<p>David Burrows, Lower City Mills development officer, said: \u201cThere are so many possibilities with this, it\u2019s a great project&#8230;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The mill belongs to the people of Perth, managed through the Common Good Fund.<\/p>\n<p>Funding for the project has come from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, Perth and Kinross Council, Historic Environment Scotland, the Gannochy Trust and Perth and Kinross Heritage Trust\u2019s own funds&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecourier.co.uk\/fp\/news\/perth-kinross\/4082761\/lower-city-mills-perth-tourist-attraction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more&#8230;.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New photos show the inside of a historic mill in Perth city centre ahead of a \u00a32.7m investment to turn it into a tourist attraction, reports The Courier. image for illustration: PKHT website<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35802","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ihbc-newsblog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35802","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=35802"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35802\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35804,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35802\/revisions\/35804"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=35802"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=35802"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=35802"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}