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, England which has been conserved.

History

Blackshore Mill was built c1890 by Robert Martin, the

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in gaining the contract for the mill's construction. The mill only worked for about four years before the sails were blown off when the windshaft broke at the poll end. The mill stood derelict for many years until repairs were carried out in 2002 to conserve the mill.

Description

Blackshore Mill is a three-storey tower mill. It had a boat-shaped cap winded by a

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were carried on a cast-iron windshaft. The tower is about high and all machinery is of cast iron.

References

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