Little Marton Mill
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Little Marton Mill
Image: © Gerald England Taken: 12 Apr 2018
The Grade II listed https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1205764 Little Marton Mill was built in 1838 by millwright John Hays, on the site of a previous mill. It stopped working in September 1928 was restored in 1937 and given to the Allen Clarke Memorial Fund as a memorial to local teacher, writer and windmill enthusiast Allen Clarke (1863–1935). In 1955, the mill passed into the care of Blackpool Corporation. It was extensively renovated in 1987. On the left is the A583 Preston New Road dual carriageway. On the right is the Mereside housing estate.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.79911
Longitude
-2.990008