Bidston Tower Mill, Bidston
A wind-powered corn mill in the historic county of Cheshire, England.
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Built in the early 19th century to replace the post mill, and belonged to the Vyner family. It has a three story brick tower, and the cap was originally turned by a tailpole, and later by a chain wheel. In 1821 and 1839 fire destroyed the sails and internal machinery. It ceased work c 1875.
In 1894 the mill was purchased for the public by the Birkenhead Corporation, perhaps the first windmill in the country to be preserved as a historical monument.
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| Power source | Wind |
| Mill type | Tower mill |
| Mill function | Corn mill |
| Archive ID | 1228 |
| Location | Bidston |
| Historic county | Cheshire |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| NGR | SJ 2872 8936 |
| Latitude/longitude | 53.39625265, -3.07326480 |
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References
- Anthony Bryan, Mills Research Group Database
- http://www.bidstonhill.org.uk/heritage/trail05/
- Ordnance Survey 25 inch map, Cheshire XIII.2 (1912)
- Patel, Rowan, The windmills and watermills of Wirral: A historical survey (Countyvise, 2016), p. 47
- Windmill World
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