Sefton Mill, Sefton
A electricity- and steam-powered corn mill in the historic county of Lancashire, England.
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The Sefton corn mill was built c 1595. In 1884 the mill suffered from a fire caused by an explosion. In 1940 the mill burnt down again and was rebuilt, powered by a new electric motor. The mill buildings were demolished in 1983. In 2004 archaeological excavations searched for the foundations of the earlier mill on the site
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Alternative names | Lunt's Mill |
Power source | Electricity, Steam |
Mill type | Roller flour mill |
Mill function | Corn mill |
Archive ID | 13320 |
Location | Sefton, Merseyside |
Historic county | Lancashire |
Country | England, United Kingdom |
NGR | SD 357 013 |
Latitude/longitude | 53.50476248, -2.97011698 |
Location
References
- Ordinance Survey 25 inch map, Lancashire XCIX.2 (1908)
- The Finance Chronicle and Insurance Circular (2 February 1885)
- www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk
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