Beautiful Bodnant

A beautiful display at of tulip at Bodnant garden this year.

Lytham Windmill

Lytham Windmill is situated on Lytham Green It is of the type known as a tower mill and was designed for grindingwheat and oats to make flour or bran. Since commercial milling on the site ceased in 1921 the mill has belonged to the town.

The mill was built on Lytham marshes around 1805 on land leased by the local landowner and squire to miller Richard Cookson.  The surrounding land was later levelled and grassed to form a ribbon green between the houses and the sea, in the middle of which stands the mill.

In 1919 a high wind overcame the mill's braking mechanism and the sails spun out of control, causing the mill to be burnt out. In 1951 the mill was designated a grade II listed building.^[3] In 1989 it was totally restored by Fylde Borough Council and opened to the public.

Hailstorm in LLandudno

From sunny skies to a hailstorm and then back to sun again, dramatic weather in Llandudno this week.