Wirral Matters Archive
Here you will find all available copies we have of our quarterly news letter, 'Wirral Matters'. Pages have been scanned and saved into PDF format for the readers convenience. Please choose from the menu below to pick a year.
Wirral Windmills
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- Bidston Mill
- Photograph by Sue Adair
Having a rural working history, the Wirral Peninsula has had its fair share of working windmills. One of the best known and easily viewable today is the one located at Bidston Hill in Birkenhead. It is believed that there has been a Windmill on this site since 1596 and it was in use up until 1875 (to quote information supplied by WMBC). It is still possible to view inside the mill on certain days of the year.
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- Saughall Mill
- Photograph by Rod Tann
This mill is located at Saughall near Chester and was grinding corn up until about 1926. It is also known as the 'Gibbet Tower Mill' as two Irish labourers who committed a murder in 1750 were executed (hung) there from a nearby Ash tree.
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- Saughall Mill, Pre-Restoration
- Photograph by Rod Tann
This is Saughall Mill before it was restored to a modern living dwelling. Can you imagine the lifeless bodies of two dead Irish men swinging from a nearby tree in the breeze...?
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- Willaston Tower Mill
- Photograph by Judith Railton
This is the Willaston Tower Mill in Hadlow Road Willaston, dating from around 1800. The Wirral Society bought the Mill when it was under threat of demolition before World War 2 and sold it in the early 1950's. It has existed as a private dwelling ever since.
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- Gayton Tower Mill
- Photograph by Rod Tann
This is Gayton Tower Mill. The Wirral Society was active in trying to get WMBC to acquire the building Listed status which did happen eventually. The land around, and on which it stands was sold to a builder who was encouraged to convert it into a house as part of the development. He also re-built the Dutch Cap roof.