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"Windmill Now Cafe

"Windmill Now Cafe

Cutting from "Manchester Evening News". The Lytham Mill owner, Mr William Swann, operated this mill for 36 years using it to grind corn. It is now a cafe

"Old Lytham Miller - Death of Mr W Swan"

"Old Lytham Miller - Death of Mr W Swan"

Cutting from "West Lancashire Evening Gazette". The Master of Lytham Mill died at thje age of 76. He was the miller for 25 years but his tenancy expired when the mill was seriusly damaged by fire in 1919 and was unable to grind the corn. The mill is currently serving as a cafe. Mr Swann related the history of the mill to the many visitors who came the area.

"Miller at Windmill for 24 years"

"Miller at Windmill for 24 years"

Cutting from "Preston Guardian" reporting the death of Mr William Swann, miller of Lytham Windmill from 1895-1919. The mill was partly destroyed by fire in 1919. Mr Swann became well known all over the world having spent most of his working life in windmills.

Lytham

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Pargeter, Vincent G (1943-2015), millwright

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Stanford End; The Mill, Henley; St Giles Mill 3/7/98; Lidstone Mill; East Hagbourne; Gleaston; Suffolk '94; Ingorsley Vale Mill, Ford End Mill; Cambridgeshire; Gayle Mill; Lytham Windmill; Path Head, Wandle Mill; Switzerland mills 6/96; Morwellham, Hungerford, Hatfield; Suffolk '94, Baylham; Path Head 1/11/97; Painsham, Sacrewell; Path Head 1/11/97; Worcester, Churchill; Dorset; Suffolk '94, Thorrington, Wissington; Bollee; Wales 1986; Wortley Forge; Sacrewell; Healey Mill; Ingersley Vale; Beetham; Oldcastle Mill, Cheshire; Wales 1986; Singleton; Silverdale.

"Vanishing Windmills - to the Editor"

"Vanishing Windmills - to the Editor"

Cutting from "Lancashire Evening Post". The letter writer highlights the loss of the windmills from the Fylde and his interest as a representative of the "Amounderness Hundred" upon the Ancient Monuments committee for Lancashire.

"Lytham's greensward"

"Lytham's greensward"

Cutting from "Lytham St Anne's Express". A picture of children "romping" on the green in the foreground of the Lytham St Anne Windmill on a Bank Holiday weekend.

"Save our Windmills"

"Save our Windmills"

Cutting from "Blackpool Gazette and Herald". The proposal to schedule windmills in Sussex as ancient buildings and worthy of restoration can equally apply to the Fylde windmills as described in this article. It mentions Lytham St Anne and Bidstone windmills as fine examples of restored windmills in the Fylde. It suggests that we should follow the Dutch in restoration of windmills giving an added value to the landscape.

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