Marsh Mill :: Shared Description
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 Link
British Listed Buildings). Standing at over seventy feet in height, Marsh Mill is the tallest in Europe (Link ).
Wyre Council provides a brief history of the mill at Link .
British Listed Buildings). Standing at over seventy feet in height, Marsh Mill is the tallest in Europe (Link ).Wyre Council provides a brief history of the mill at Link
.by David Dixon
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Created: Sat, 17 May 2014, Updated: Sat, 17 May 2014
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