| Damside Windmill | |
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 Looking southwest, 2009 | |
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| Origin | |
| Mill location | Pilling, Lancashire, England |
| Coordinates | 53°55′52″N 2°54′14″W / 53.9310771°N 2.9038817°W |
| Year built | 1808 |
| Information | |
| Type | Tower mill |
| Storeys | Five |
| Windshaft | Cast iron |
Damside Windmill (also known as Pilling Windmill and The Old Mill) is a tower windmill in the English village of Pilling, Lancashire.[1] It was built in 1808 by Ralph Slater, builder of similar structures in the area, such as Marsh Mill. An earlier mill was marked here on Yates's 1786 map of Lancashire.[2]
The mill converted to steam power in 1870,[2] and the sails were removed in 1887. It continued to operate until the 1920s,[2] after which it fell into disrepair. By 1975, the mill had been restored for use as a private residence. The top of the windmill was restored with a traditional wooden cap in 2007, restoring it to its original height of 73 feet (22 m).[3]
Inventor Richard Gornall worked out of a barn attached to the mill in the late 19th century.[4]
- ^ "Keeping the mills of old Lancashire turning" – Blackpool Gazette, 11 October, 2018
- ^ a b c The industrial archaeology of north-west England, Owen Ashmore (1982), p. 216 ISBN 9780719008207
- ^ A Short History of Pilling Windmill : 1808–2007 Archived 25 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine accessed 16 October 2011
- ^ "Lancashire's family of madcap inventors" – Lancashire Post, 19 May, 2017