The 5 sailed windmill that should turn clockwise
Welcome
Following meetings with Lincolnshire
County Council personnel and elected
representatives, inevitable delays have
meant that we are only able to offer
a minimal service on site at the
moment.
Fortunately we have a few stalwart
volunteers remaining whose number
has been augmented by willing ‘fresh
faces’ and the site is open to visitors
on
Sundays 2pm to 4pm
A unique experience as
you step back in time. The
mill is very much a
heritage piece as you
might expect of a Grade 1
listed building.
While some historians
think the mill was built
around 1813, a map from
1810 shows a windmill
already on the site.
The current mill tower
was most likely built in
1844.
What is certain is that
the mill was worked as a
commercial concern by
the last owners, Dobsons,
until the 1960s. It was
then purchased for
preservation by the
County Council and has
been run since by groups
of volunteers.
The BLM Heritage Group
is now custodian of the
site.
Due to the ineptitude of LCC personnel and
the financial constraints placed upon them,
on 9th February 2020 our beautiful mill
was reduced to a rump and we are awaiting
a schedule for repair.
It has not stood like this for so long a time
in 178 years
The 5 sailed windmill that should turn clockwise
Welcome
Following meetings with Lincolnshire County
Council personnel and elected
representatives, inevitable delays have
meant that we are only able to offer a
minimal service on site at the moment.
Fortunately we have a few stalwart
volunteers remaining whose number has
been augmented by willing ‘fresh faces’ and
the site is open to visitors on
Sundays 2pm to 4pm
A unique experience as you step back in
time. The mill is very much a heritage piece
as you might expect of a Grade 1 listed
building.
While some historians think the mill was
built around 1813, a map from 1810 shows a
windmill already on the site.
The current mill tower was most likely built
in 1844.
What is certain is that the mill was worked
as a commercial concern by the last owners,
Dobsons, until the 1960s. It was then
purchased for preservation by the County
Council and has been run since by groups of
volunteers.
The BLM Heritage Group is now custodian of
the site.
Due to the ineptitude of LCC
personnel and the financial
constraints placed upon
them, on 9th February
2020 our beautiful mill was
reduced to a rump and we
are awaiting a schedule for
repair.
It has not stood like this for
so long a time in 178 years
