Little Marton Mill
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Little Marton Mill is a 19th-century English tower windmill in Marton, Blackpool, Lancashire, England. It was built in 1838 by John Hays for grinding corn, and worked until 1928. It has been designated a Grade II listed building by Historic England.[1]
History and assessment
Little Marton Mill was built in 1838 by millwright John Hays for John Whalley, on the site of a previous mill.
Little Marton Mill is situated on a green, close to the M55 motorway and is a familiar landmark on this major route into the seaside resort.[2][8] Historic England designated the windmill a Grade II listed building on 20 October 1983.[1] The Grade II designation—the lowest of the three grades—is for buildings that are "nationally important and of special interest".[9]
In April 2023, one of the mill's sails fell off and a second was loosened during high winds. Blackpool Council stated that a survey would be undertaken to assess the damage.[10]
Structure
Little Marton Mill is of a typical style for windmills built in the Fylde. On four storeys (including a basement), it has a circular plan and a broad base in proportion to its height. It is constructed of stuccoed, whitewashed brick.[1][8] On the exterior wall there is a commemorative plaque to local writer Allen Clarke.[2] The mill is entered through double doors (at basement level) to the east, and a single door to the west.[1] There are square windows at the first, second and third storeys.[1]
Typically for Fylde windmills, the cap (replaced in 1987) is boat-shaped.[1][2] There are four sails and a fantail with eight blades. The machinery is incomplete, as some of it is now at Lytham Windmill.[2]
See also
References
- Footnotes
- ^ a b c d e f Historic England. "Little Marton Mill (1205764)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Dunkerley, Paul, "Little Marton Mill", Engineering Timelines, retrieved 25 June 2011
- ^ Lancashire County Council & Egerton Lea Consultancy (2005), p. 3
- ^ a b Lancashire County Council & Egerton Lea Consultancy (2005), p. 25
- ^ Farrer & Brownbill (1912), pp. 239–242
- ^ Her Majesty's Stationery Office, p. 132
- ^ Berry, Mark (25 May 2011). "Little Marton windmill, Lancashire". Windmill World. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
- ^ a b Hartwell & Pevsner, p. 163
- ^ "Listed Buildings", National Heritage List for England, English Heritage, archived from the original on 26 January 2013, retrieved 13 June 2011
- ^ "Sail falls off Blackpool's Grade II listed Little Marton Windmill". BBC News. Lancashire. 12 April 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- Sources
- Lancashire County Council and Egerton Lea Consultancy (April 2005), "Blackpool Historic Town Assessment Report" (PDF), Lancashire Historic Town Survey Programme, Lancashire County Council Environment Directorate, archived from the original (PDF) on 1 October 2012, retrieved 25 October 2010
- Farrer, William; Brownbill, J., eds. (1912), "Townships — Marton", A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 7, OCLC 59626695
- Hartwell, Clare; ISBN 978-0-300-12667-9.
- Agriculture, vol. 63, )
External links
- Media related to Little Marton Mill at Wikimedia Commons
- Friends of Little Marton Windmill