A smock wind-mill for grinding corn and chipping wood, Halifax 🌍


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windmills A smock wind-mill for grinding corn and chipping wood, Halifax

Item: #913, Posted: 3/2/2026 (news from 3/2/1778)
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A advertisement for a windmill with a wood chipper, on this day in 1778 Leeds Intelligencer, 03 February 1778
To be LETT, for a TERM of YEARS,
And entered upon at PLEASURE,
Situate about Half a Mile from Halifax, and about a Mile from the Calder and Hebble Nawigation.
A SMOCK WIND-MILL for grinding Corn and chipping Wood, a Pair of blue and another of grey Stones, a Patent Machine for dressing Flour, a Pair of Rollers for Malt, a Chipping Mill and Malt Mill, with every Convenience proper for those Works.- Also a DWELLING-HOUSE, and suitable Outhousing, and a Quantity of Land, all adjoining to the above Mills.
Other Particulars may be had of Mr Howorth, Grocer and Druggist in Halifax.

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