Pilling
#1079
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Map/aerial photo of the area around the mill
Damside:
tower 1808
- house converted
On 2nd Feb 2007, Pilling windmill had a newly built cap lifted into place, in a process that took just 2 hours.
The cap was designed to match Marsh Mill at Thorton Clevelys as both mills were built by Ralph Slater.
It was built by Neil Medcalfe - a tradtional millwright from Lincolnshire.
He built it there and then transported it to Pilling and reassembled it.
It was ready to be put on since October, but the weather was not good enough.
The cap weighs 2.7 tonnes and is 18 feet high.
It has restored the windmill to its rightful place as the tallest in the Flyde standing at over 73 feet.
The new cap being lifted into place on Pilling windmill, 2nd Feb 2007 © Nick and Catherine Edwards
The new cap prior to lifting into place on Pilling windmill, 2nd Feb 2007 © Nick and Catherine Edwards
The new cap being lifted into place on Pilling windmill, 2nd Feb 2007 © Nick and Catherine Edwards
The new cap being lifted into place on Pilling windmill, 2nd Feb 2007 © Nick and Catherine Edwards
The new cap being lifted into place on Pilling windmill, 2nd Feb 2007 © Nick and Catherine Edwards
The new cap in place on Pilling windmill, 2nd Feb 2007 © Nick and Catherine Edwards
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Damside Mill:
Pilling,
Lancashire, 31/5/89
- {The Peter Hedges Collection}
Pilling,
the Old Mill c1960
{Reproduced courtesy of The Francis Frith Collection}
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