Damside Windmill

Damside Windmill (also known as Pilling Windmill and The Old Mill) is a tower windmill in the English village of Pilling, Lancashire.^[1] It was built in 1808 by Ralph Slater, 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
Looking southwest, 2009
Origin
Mill location	Pilling, Lancashire, England
Coordinates	53.9310771°N 2.9038817°W / 53.9310771; -2.9038817
Year built	1808; 217 years ago (1808)
Information
Type	Tower mill
Storeys	Five
Windshaft	Cast iron

The mill converted to steam power in 1870,^[2] and the sails were removed in 1887. It continued to operate until 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, restoring 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]

See also

• Lancashire portal

• List of windmills in Lancashire