Marsh Mill - Windmill
Thornton, Lancashire
| Marsh Mill, a prominent
landmark, is a large well-preserved tower windmill. It was built in 1794,
by Ralph Slater, a Fylde millwright who also built Pilling and Clifton
Mills. It was commissioned by Bold
Hesketh, uncle of Peter Hesketh (later Peter Hesketh-Fleetwood) who would go
on to play a prominent role in the expansion of Fleetwood.
Until 1922 Marsh Mill was a working windmill producing wheat flour for
bread, crushed barley for animal feed, rye flour and oatmeal.
Tragedy struck in May 1930, when a Miss Alice
Baldwin and a Mrs Mary Jane Bailey visited the windmill with an interest in
purchasing it. However, when both women stepped onto the fantail platform, the
platform collapsed and the women fell to their deaths.
Today Marsh Mill, with its machinery
restored and working sails, offers the visitors a unique introduction to milling
of a bygone age.
Said to be
one of the largest mills in Europe, Marsh Mill
standing at a height of 22.8m (70ft) is also amongst the tallest in the Fylde.
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Marsh Mill
By Roger W Haworth
 Dec
2005 |
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Further information Grid
Planning Grid
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Location: |
Marsh Mill,
Thornton, Lancashire |
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Grid Reference: |
SD 335425.
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Getting there: |
About 4
miles north of Blackpool. Follow A585 towards Fleetwood & signs to
Marsh-Mill-in-Wyre. |
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Parking: |
ample Free parking |
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Address: |
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Telephone: |
Graham
James
01253 860765 (mill)
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01253 887441
(Wyre Borough Council). |
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Opening times: |
April to
October,
Saturdays
and Sundays only, 10.30-17:00.
November to March, 11.00-16.00.
National Mills Weekend opening times
Saturday
and Sunday, 10.30-16.30.
Guided tours are available to the top
of the mill.
(this is the times combined from its website
and open mills which differed). |
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Special Needs Facilities: |
Disabled toilets in the Village |
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CIN Page Ref: |
marsh |
Date Updated: 05/2008 |
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