Site of Warton Mill
Description of this historic site
The site of a windmill that was built in the Imperial period. The base of the windmill was built in brick. The site is 140m south of Orton Road, Warton.
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Notes about this historic site
1 Warton (SE). Built early 19th century. Ceased by 1910. Demolished c1923. Post mill, with Midlands style round house. SK2803.
2 This is a post mill, with a base of brick, with the upper part being weatherboarded. On a photograph of 1891 in the Birmingham Reference Library it is recorded that this mill is known as BOWLEY’S – the name of the miller who still uses it. SK2803.
3 Marked at above grid reference.
4 There are no surface traces of the mill.
- For the sources of these notes, see the
- Timetrail record
- produced by the Historic Environment Record.
Comments
I think the land surrounding the windmill was owned by one Alice Chetwynd. I lived in Windmill Close and her name was on the original deeds concerning the land upon which the houses were built.
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