Damside Windmill
Tower windmill in Lancashire
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Damside Windmill (locally also known as Pilling Windmill and The Old Mill) is a tower windmill style structure in the English village of Pilling, Lancashire.[1] It was built in 1808 by Ralph Slater, a builder of similar structures in the area, such as Marsh Mill. An earlier mill was marked here on Yates's 1786 map of Lancashire.[2]
| Damside Windmill | |
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Looking southwest, 2009 | |
 Interactive map of Damside Windmill | |
| Origin | |
| Mill location | Pilling, Lancashire, England |
| Coordinates | 53.9310771°N 2.9038817°W |
| Year built | 1808 |
| Information | |
| Type | Tower mill |
| Storeys | Five |
| Windshaft | Cast iron |
The mill was converted to steam power in 1870,[2] and the sails were removed in 1887. It continued to operate into the 1920s,[2] after which it fell into disrepair. By 1975, the mill had been restored for use as a private residence. The top of the windmill was restored with a traditional wooden cap in 2007, which restored it to its original height of 73 feet (22 m).[3]
Inventor Richard Gornall worked out of a barn attached to the mill in the late 19th century.[4]
