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Blackpool Mill

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The mill was originally powered by a centre water wheel, 4.5 metres (15 ft) in diameter and 3.5 metres (11 ft) wide. A turbine replaced the wheel about 1900, driving four pairs of stones. The mill remained in use until 1958; the drive was converted to electricity. In 1968, renovations
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enabled the building to be opened to the public. Currently, the mill is closed to the public but features in the Narberth to Blackpool Mill Walk.
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Several other features of the site are listed by Coflein: Blackpool bridge, a furnace, the mill leat and the wharf.
86:, which is intact and contains working machinery, but has ceased commercial operation. Blackpool Mill is listed by 137: 114: 51: 307: 281: 192: 63: 83: 79: 355: 75: 333: 74:. It sits to the west of Blackpool Bridge on the southern bank of the Eastern 36: 23: 67: 82:. Built in 1813 on the site of former ironworks, the mill is a Grade-II* 87: 92: 50: 158: 240:"Pembrokeshire County Council: Narberth – Blackpool Mill Walk" 193:"Blackpool Mill 'theme park' railway proposals deferred" 334:"Bluestone plans 80 lodges to meet 'staycation' demand" 308:"Blackpool Mill's £2.5m restoration plans rejected" 282:"£2.5m plan to restore 19th Century Blackpool Mill" 16:Listed building in Martletwy, Pembrokshire, Wales 8: 362:Grade II* listed buildings in Pembrokeshire 163:"Blackpool Mill (Grade II*) (6090)" 187: 185: 126: 132: 130: 7: 62:is a 19th century flour mill in the 14: 168:National Historic Assets of Wales 72:Pembrokeshire Coast National Park 1: 219:"RCAHMW: Blackpool 1898-1908" 261:"Coflein: Blackpool Complex" 367:Watermills in Pembrokeshire 90:as an historic place name. 383: 138:"Coflein: Blackpool Mill" 336:. BBC. 12 October 2020 98: 56: 55:Blackpool Mill (2005)) 37:51.795315°N 4.814694°W 96: 54: 97:The mill race (2007) 42:51.795315; -4.814694 288:. 26 September 2016 33: /  99: 78:, downstream from 57: 314:. 8 November 2017 374: 346: 345: 343: 341: 330: 324: 323: 321: 319: 304: 298: 297: 295: 293: 278: 272: 271: 269: 267: 257: 251: 250: 248: 246: 236: 230: 229: 227: 225: 215: 209: 208: 206: 204: 189: 180: 179: 177: 175: 155: 149: 148: 146: 144: 134: 48: 47: 45: 44: 43: 38: 34: 31: 30: 29: 26: 382: 381: 377: 376: 375: 373: 372: 371: 352: 351: 350: 349: 339: 337: 332: 331: 327: 317: 315: 306: 305: 301: 291: 289: 280: 279: 275: 265: 263: 259: 258: 254: 244: 242: 238: 237: 233: 223: 221: 217: 216: 212: 202: 200: 191: 190: 183: 173: 171: 157: 156: 152: 142: 140: 136: 135: 128: 123: 111: 84:listed building 80:Canaston Bridge 41: 39: 35: 32: 27: 24: 22: 20: 19: 17: 12: 11: 5: 380: 378: 370: 369: 364: 354: 353: 348: 347: 325: 299: 273: 252: 231: 210: 181: 150: 125: 124: 122: 119: 110: 107: 60:Blackpool Mill 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 379: 368: 365: 363: 360: 359: 357: 335: 329: 326: 313: 309: 303: 300: 287: 283: 277: 274: 262: 256: 253: 241: 235: 232: 220: 214: 211: 199:. 11 May 2017 198: 194: 188: 186: 182: 170: 169: 164: 160: 154: 151: 139: 133: 131: 127: 120: 118: 116: 108: 106: 103: 95: 91: 89: 85: 81: 77: 76:River Cleddau 73: 69: 65: 61: 53: 49: 46: 338:. Retrieved 328: 316:. Retrieved 311: 302: 290:. Retrieved 285: 276: 264:. Retrieved 255: 243:. Retrieved 234: 222:. Retrieved 213: 201:. Retrieved 196: 172:. Retrieved 166: 153: 141:. Retrieved 112: 104: 100: 59: 58: 18: 318:15 November 292:15 November 266:15 November 245:15 November 224:15 November 143:15 November 40: / 356:Categories 340:12 October 121:References 25:51°47′43″N 115:Bluestone 113:In 2016, 109:Bluestone 70:, in the 68:Martletwy 64:community 28:4°48′53″W 312:BBC News 286:BBC News 197:BBC News 174:21 July 203:11 May 88:RCAHMW 342:2020 320:2018 294:2018 268:2018 247:2018 226:2018 205:2017 176:2019 159:Cadw 145:2018 66:of 358:: 310:. 284:. 195:. 184:^ 165:. 161:. 129:^ 344:. 322:. 296:. 270:. 249:. 228:. 207:. 178:. 147:.

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51°47′43″N 4°48′53″W / 51.795315°N 4.814694°W / 51.795315; -4.814694
fenced and gated driveway leading through grassy area to large two and four storey building in the distance
community
Martletwy
Pembrokeshire Coast National Park
River Cleddau
Canaston Bridge
listed building
RCAHMW
canal-type waterway running through a meadow to a large grey four-storey building in the distance
Bluestone


"Coflein: Blackpool Mill"
Cadw
"Blackpool Mill (Grade II*) (6090)"
National Historic Assets of Wales


"Blackpool Mill 'theme park' railway proposals deferred"
"RCAHMW: Blackpool 1898-1908"
"Pembrokeshire County Council: Narberth – Blackpool Mill Walk"
"Coflein: Blackpool Complex"
"£2.5m plan to restore 19th Century Blackpool Mill"
"Blackpool Mill's £2.5m restoration plans rejected"
"Bluestone plans 80 lodges to meet 'staycation' demand"
Categories
Grade II* listed buildings in Pembrokeshire
Watermills in Pembrokeshire

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