Buyers have been offered a rare chance to own a North Yorkshire town’s last remaining windmill which has been converted into luxury flats.
The 18th century windmill is for sale in Scarborough for £695,000.
It has stood in Mill Street since the 1780s and is thought to have been part of a corn mill.
The windmill was earmarked for demolition in the 1980s but locals rallied to save it before the structure was transformed into a hotel and restaurant.
It was later converted into the 11-bedroom property which has most recently been used as holiday accommodation.
Silver Tree estate agents, which is marketing the property, said it is “steeped in history”, with previous mills believed to have stood on the same site for more than 500 years.
The current windmill changed hands several times and had its six sails removed in 1898 when it was powered by an engine.
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It carried on working as a mill until it closed in 1927 before falling into disrepair.
The 60ft high building has been converted into holiday accommodation with a bespoke circular kitchen in the base of the former mill.
As well as the 11 bedrooms, the property boasts 10 bathrooms and a balcony suite which enjoys 360-degree panoramic views of the seaside town.
Silver Tree described the property as a “truly rare opportunity to acquire Scarborough’s only surviving windmill”.
“Steeped in history, the windmill has occupied this site since 1784, with previous mills believed to have stood here for over five centuries,” a spokesperson said.
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