Monument record MLI22226 - MILLS, PENNY HILL
Summary
MILLS, PENNY HILL
Type and Period (1)
- MILL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
'Mills (disused)'.{1} 'Mill'.{2} THIS TOWER MILL WAS BUILT IN 1826-7 ON THE SITE OF A SMOCK MILL. IT ORIGINALLY HAD 4 PATENT SAILS DRIVING 3 PAIRS OF STONES BUT IN THE LATE C19 WAS RAISED IN HEIGHT BY 1 STOREY AND RE-EQUIPPED WITH 6 PATENT SAILS AND 4 PAIRS OF STONES. IT WORKED UNTIL THE LATE 1930'S OR EARLY 1940'S, LATTERLY ON ONLY 4 SAILS. BY 1953 IT HAD BEEN DISMANTLED AND NOW STANDS DISUSED AND RAPIDLY FALLING INTO DECAY, THERE BEING NO ROOF. ALL THE MACHINERY HAS BEEN REMOVED. PIECES OF SAILS CAN BE SEEN INCORPORATED INTO SOME OF THE ADJOINING OUT-BUILDINGS. {3}{4}
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SLI3659 Map: OS. 1956. OS 6 INCH SERIES. TF 32 NE.
- <2> SLI3622 Map: OS. 1977. OS 1:10000 SERIES. TF 32 NE.
- <3> SLI1081 Bibliographic Reference: Dolman, P.. 1986. Lincolnshire Windmills: A Contemporary Survey. P 19.
- <4> SLI1081 Bibliographic Reference: Dolman, P.. 1986. Lincolnshire Windmills: A Contemporary Survey. P 47.
Map
Location
Grid reference | TF 3588 2672 (point) |
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Civil Parish | HOLBEACH, SOUTH HOLLAND, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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