2023

SD3342 : Ground floor, Marsh Mill, Thornton Cleveleys

taken 3 years ago, near to Thornton, Lancashire, England

Ground floor, Marsh Mill, Thornton Cleveleys
Ground floor, Marsh Mill, Thornton Cleveleys
A tall preserved tower mill. This shows the grain shoots and associated paraphernalia in the bottom of the tower.

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Marsh Mill (provided by David Dixon)

Marsh Mill is an 18th-century tower windmill in Thornton. Built in 1794 by Ralph Slater for local landowner Bold Hesketh, it functioned as a corn mill until the 1920s and has since been fully restored. Although the sails do not turn at present, there is much original machinery. It is a good example of a complete English windmill and has been designated a Grade II* listed building (English Heritage Building ID: 184793 LinkExternal link British Listed Buildings). Standing at over seventy feet in height, Marsh Mill is the tallest in Europe (LinkExternal link ).

Wyre Council provides a brief history of the mill at LinkExternal link .

Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Place: Thornton Primary Subject: Windmill other tags: Tower Windmill Fylde Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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SD3342, 63 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Chris Allen   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 17 September, 2023   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 23 November, 2023
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SD 3356 4255 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:52.4927N 3:0.7216W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SD 3356 4255
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