Filey’s Windmill
Recreating an iconic building
For
historic
reasons
Filey’s
windmill
is
named
Muston
Mill
and
is
located
on
the
outskirts
of
the
town,
a
traditional
family
resort
on
the
beautiful
North
Yorkshire
coast.
The
town
is
set
in
a
sweeping
bay
with
several
miles
of
fine
sandy
beaches
flanked
to
the
north
by
the
headland
Carr
Naze
and
Filey
Brigg
and
to
the
south
by
the
massive
chalk
cliffs
of
Bempton
and
Flamborough
Head.
The
mill
stands
at
the
highest
point
of
the
watershed
which
curves
round
the
town
from
the
south west to the north east and it looks directly out to sea.
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Muston Mill 1904
In
the
pages
that
follow
we
have
set
down
as
much
historical
information
as
we
have
been
able
to
discover
about
the
site
and
the
windmills
that
have
stood
there
since
written
records
became
available.
If
you
are
interested
we
invite
you
to
share
our
journey
here
as
we
progress
with
rebuilding
the
derelict
mill
after
saving
it
from
collapse
at
the
eleventh
hour.
We’ve
had
hard
decisions
to
take
and
many
obstacles
to
overcome
but
our
reward
will
come
when
this
iconic
building
stands
proudly
once
again
on
the
high
ground
above
the
town.
We
believe
we
are
attempting
to
achieve
something
worthwhile
enabling
future
generations
to
enjoy
a
similar
visual
experience
to
that
shown
by
the
picture
postcard
above
printed
in
1904.
The
windmill
stands
in
isolation
surrounded
by
two
acres
of
pasture
and
is
separated
from
the
farm
it
originally
formed
part
of
by
the
cutting
created
for
the
A1039
main
road
out
of
the
town
to
the
south
in
the
1950’s.
It
is
the
most
recent
of
a
long
line
of
windmills
of
different
types
which
have
occupied
the
site;
the
first
being
recorded
in
the
14th
century.
The
field
is
the
last
undeveloped
area
of
what
was
formerly
common
land
and
which
was
'enclosed'
using
the
Inclosure
Acts
passed
by
Parliament
in
the
17th,
18th
and
19th
centuries subsequently becoming known as Mill Closes.
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Filey’s Windmill - it’s Location and Setting
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