Much of the information below came from the late Harold Monks and Philip Walsh, which is featured on the display boards facing Park Road at what was once known as Oxford Square. The windmill, constructed of brick, was five storeys high, with a dome turned by a wheel and rope. One of the millers, Thomas Moore, is reputed to have carried out the first development of South Shore about 1819 on land bought by Alexander Moore from John Forshaw. The mill was repaired at intervals – in 1841 costing twenty four pounds, nine shillings and five pence – but ultimately… Read more »