Little Marton Mill

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Little Marton Mill

Coordinates: 53 ° 47'56.8 "  N , 2 ° 59'23.3"  W.

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Little Marton Mill is a 19th century tower windmill in Marton , now part of Blackpool in Lancashire , north west England . It was built in 1838 by John Hays to grain to grind and served that purpose until 1928. The windmill was of English Heritage in the Grade II as Listed Building classified.

history

The Little Marton Mill was built in 1838 by the mill builder John Hays for John Whalley on the site of an earlier mill. It was once one of several flour mills in the area and the last of about four mills within what is now Blackpool's borders. The hamlet of Little Marton was part of the parish of Marton , which lost its independence at the end of the 19th century and was incorporated into Blackpool and St Anne's-on-the-Sea . Marton had a watermill until the mid-18th century and another wind-powered flour mill existed until the late 19th century, both in Great Marton. The Little Marton Mill was later operated by a miller named Cornelius Bagot. Operations ceased in September 1928. Bagot restored the mill and donated it to the Allen Clarke Memorial Fund in 1937 in memory of the teacher, writer and windmill enthusiast Allen Clarke (1863-1935). The structure was extensively repaired in 1987 for £ 88,000 .

Little Marton Mill is located on a green area near the M55 and is a landmark on this main road into the seaside resort of Blackpool. English Heritage rated the windmill Grade II on October 20, 1983 . This classification is the lowest of the three levels on the Statutory List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest and includes structures that are "of National Importance and Special Interest".

Building

Little Marton Mill is built in a style typical of Fylde windmills . It has four floors, including the first floor, has a circular floor plan and a large diameter at the base for its height. It is made of bricks that are plastered and painted with lime white . There is a plaque on the outside commemorating the local writer Allen Clarke. Access to the ground floor is through a double door on the east side and a single door on the west side. Square windows are available on the first, second and third floors.

Typical for windmills in the Fylde is the roof hood - it was replaced in 1987 - in the shape of a boat. The mill has four blades and an eight- blade wind turbine . The mill's machinery is no longer complete because the multiple parts were built into the Lytham Windmill .

See also

supporting documents

  1. ↑ a b c d e f Little Marton Mill ( English ) In: National Heritage List for England . English Heritage. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved July 7, 2011.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / list.english-heritage.org.uk
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g h Paul Dunkerley: Little Marton Mill ( English ) In: Engineering Timelines . Retrieved July 7, 2011.
  3. ^ Lancashire County Council and Egerton Lea Consultancy: Blackpool Historic Town Assessment Report. 2005, p. 3.
  4. ^ A b Lancashire County Council and Egerton Lea Consultancy: Blackpool Historic Town Assessment Report. 2005, p. 25.
  5. ^ Farrer, Brownbill: Townships - Marton. 1912, pp. 239-242.
  6. ^ Agriculture. 63, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1957, p. 132.
  7. ↑ Mark Berry: Little Marton windmill, Lancashire ( English ) Windmill World. May 25, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
  8. ^ A b Hartwell, Pevsner: Lancashire: North. 2009, p. 163.
  9. ↑ Listed Buildings ( English ) In: National Heritage List for England . English Heritage. Retrieved July 7, 2011.

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