2023
SD3342 : Marsh Mill, Thornton - that's cheating
taken 2 years ago, near to Thornton, Lancashire, England

Marsh Mill, Thornton - that's cheating
Tower mill and attached drying kiln. Mill dated 1794, by Ralph Slater.
Altered c1850 and in 1896, extensive repair in 1964, and restored to full working order 1986-90. Drying kiln fully rebuilt 1988-89. Six storeys with four patent sails and winding by fantail. The sails are now turned by an electric motor drive. The interior contains four sets of stones, a jogscry (shaking sieve) and a wire machine. Visited as part of Heritage Open Days with a guided tour. This view is on the grain floor or 5th storey and shows the electric motor and gears that drive onto the great spur wheel just under the floor. As soon as I saw the mill turning I thought it was running on a motor drive.
Altered c1850 and in 1896, extensive repair in 1964, and restored to full working order 1986-90. Drying kiln fully rebuilt 1988-89. Six storeys with four patent sails and winding by fantail. The sails are now turned by an electric motor drive. The interior contains four sets of stones, a jogscry (shaking sieve) and a wire machine. Visited as part of Heritage Open Days with a guided tour. This view is on the grain floor or 5th storey and shows the electric motor and gears that drive onto the great spur wheel just under the floor. As soon as I saw the mill turning I thought it was running on a motor drive.
