Monument record MLI115829 - Site of Belchford Windmill
Summary
A post mill and later tower mill in Belchford, no longer standing
Type and Period (3)
- WINDMILL (Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1828 AD? to 1923 AD?)
- POST MILL (Post Medieval - 1828 AD? to 1860 AD?)
- TOWER MILL (Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1860 AD? to 1923 AD?)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
The site of a windmill marked on the 1888 and the 1905 Ordnance Survey maps. {1}{2}
A post mill was moved to Belchford in 1828, or a little before, from Fulletby the adjacent village to the south (see PRN49118). It had two pairs of stones, one pair French and other grey stones. It is referenced as for sale in the Lincoln, Rutland and Stamford Mercury in April 1845 and to let in March 1850.
A four-sailed tower mill in Belchford was dismantled and felled by Thompson's of Alford in about 1923 having stood derelict for a few years. It was a four storied brick tower with an ogee cap. It had been overhauled in 1910. This is the mill marked on the Ordnance Survey maps and the post mill was probably on the same site. This source provides a list of known millers. {3}
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SLI9454 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1883-1888. 6 Inch County Series Map - First Edition. 1:10560. 64 SE.
- <2> SLI3566 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1902-06. 25 Inch County Series Map - Second Edition. 1:2500. 64/16.
- <3> SLI14898 Unpublished Document: Sass, Jon A.. 2015. Information from Jon Sass on Belchford windmill. -.
Map
Location
Grid reference | Centred TF 2961 7555 (9m by 8m) |
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Civil Parish | BELCHFORD, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
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Record last edited
Sep 26 2023 10:15AM
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