Bank Quay Mills, Warrington
A electricity-, steam- and water-powered corn mill in the historic county of Cheshire, England.
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A corn mill existed here in the late 18th century. It burnt down in 1830 and was rebuilt in 1863 by James Fairclough. From the 1960s it belonged to Allied Mills. It was later all demolished apart from the silo, which now bears a mural of a pink eye.
Full details
| Alternative names | Fairclough's Mill, Mersey Mills |
| Power source | Electricity, Steam, Water |
| Mill type | Roller flour mill, Watermill |
| River | Mersey |
| Mill function | Corn mill |
| Archive ID | 13432 |
| Location | Warrington |
| Historic county | Cheshire |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| NGR | SJ 5962 8797 |
| Latitude/longitude | 53.38711338, -2.60860819 |
Location
References
- http://apinkeye.co.uk/the-pink-eye/
- Ordnance Survey 25 inch map, Lancashire CXV.4 (1893)
- Shorland-Ball, Rob & Brian McGee, The roller milling revolution: Master list of researched and located mills (2013), mill no. 26
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