Cutting from "The Cyclist". Picture of Lytham St Anne Windmill.

Cutting from "Manchester Guardian". Picture of Lytham St Anne Windmill.

Cutting from "Yorkshire Post" reporting that the Lytham Windmill has been re-opened as Lytham St Annes Motor Boat Club. It is located on the beach and stands as a landmark to mariners using the River Ribble.

Cutting from "Pearson's Weekly". Picture of Lytham St Annes's Windmill, which has been converted from a cafe to the HQ of the Lytham Motor Boat Club.

Cutting from "Blackpool Times". The Ancient Monuments Society come to the rescue by taking an interest in preserving the old mills of the Fylde. An authority on mills said "it seemed a pity that not one windmill was to be seen at work in the Fylde". Lancashire had a chance to see at least one windmill remained.

Cutting from "Daily Mail". The present mill at Lytham is 171 years old. When Richard I went to the Crusades a mill was located at this site taking advantage of the off shore winds. The mill has changed from grinding corn to serving tea.

Cutting from "Blackpool Gazette and Herald" suggesting that the mill acts as a giant weathervane. Due to the gearing and revolving top the sails always set towards the wind.

Cutting from "Northern Daily Telegraph" stating that 'An interesting personality is William Swann' who died at the age of 76 and was a miller from 1895 to 1919. He learnt milling at the Old Mill at Treales, Kirkham and remained in the milling trade for 36 years.

Cutting from "Manchester Evening News" describing its early origins in 1190 when Benedictine Brothers from Durham founded a church and built a mill on the site as a "convenient look-out post".

Cutting from "Leicester Mail". The picture depicts a typical windmill seen by holiday makers on the way to Blackpool.

Cutting from "Manchester Guardian". The windmill was opened by Councillor Fred Heyes as the headquarters of the Lytham St Annes Motor-boat Club. Lytham St Annes Corporation owned the mill which was used as a caf

Cutting from "Northern Daily Telegraph". A picture taken of Lytham Windmill on the promenade.

Cutting from "Lytham St Annes Express". Lytham Windmill stands sentinel over the childrens' paradise - greensward and sand.

Cutting from "News Chronicle". Allen Clarke (author of 'Windmill Land') writes in of this article about the demise of the windmills in Lancashire. He mentions the Weeton Appeal to preserve the windmill at Weeton via the Lancashire branch of the Ancient Monuments Society and includes the delights of Weeton village and its history.

Cutting from "Lancashire Evening Gazette" reporting that Lytham Mill had been built on a mill site that is 800 years old. The opening of the Motor Boat Club is an appropriate location due to its proximity to the river. It has been a landmark for those that love the sea.

Cutting from "Northern Daily Telegraph" reporting that fatalities have been recorded at three mills in the past.

Cutting from "Motor Boat" about a novel club-house for the Lytham St Annes Motor Boat Club.

Cutting from "Lancashire Daily Post" reporting the death of Mr William Swann, who milled the corn at Lytham Windmill from 1895 to 1919. He became a well known miller all over the world.

Cutting from "Pearsons Weekly" claiming that Lytham St Anne's Motor Boat Club House is the "queerest" club house in the country.

Cutting from "Manchester Evening News". A Picture of the Lytham St Anne Windmill with the caption 'This is a very famous landmark - the old windmill at Lytham'.