St Patricks Tower is a former

smock windmill The smock mill is a type of windmill that consists of a sloping, horizontally weatherboarded, thatched, or shingled tower, usually with six or eight sides. It is topped with a roof or cap that rotates to bring the sails into the wind. This typ ...

that was built to power the Thomas Street Distillery. It is on Thomas Street, near the corner with Watling Street and is now part of

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. The structure is included in the

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maintained by

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. The mill was originally built in 1757 and rebuilt in 1815. A weathervane, at the top of the structure, includes a representation of

Saint Patrick Saint Patrick (; or ; ) was a fifth-century Romano-British culture, Romano-British Christian missionary and Archbishop of Armagh, bishop in Gaelic Ireland, Ireland. Known as the "Apostle of Ireland", he is the primary patron saint of Irelan ...

holding a

crozier A crozier or crosier (also known as a paterissa, pastoral staff, or bishop's staff) is a stylized staff that is a symbol of the governing office of a bishop or abbot and is carried by high-ranking prelates of Roman Catholic, Eastern Catholi ...

. This figure, and the tower's copper

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, were added in the late 19th century. The tower's name derives from these additions.

References

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