Monument record MLI50998 - Hemswell Windmill
Summary
Site of a former corn windmill at Hemswell. Demolished c.1940
Type and Period (3)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Hemswell Mill is depicted in this area on the 1st edition 6" Ordnance Survey County Series map. It is labelled as a corn mill on later maps of this area, but does not appear on the 3rd edition 6" Ordnance Survey County Series map, suggesting it had been demolished prior to the publication of that map in 1950. {1}{2}{3}{4}
It is thought that Hemswell Mill was a post mill, which had formerly been located at Gringley on the Hill (Notts), before being moved to this location south of Hemswell in 1855. The mill was nicknamed 'Roving Molly', and bore the date 1815 on the brake wheel, indicating its original construction date. It had become derelict by 1923 and had been demolished by 1951. {5}
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SLI9454 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1883-1888. 6 Inch County Series Map - First Edition. 1:10560. SK 99 SW.
- <2> SLI3566 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1902-06. 25 Inch County Series Map - Second Edition. 1:2500. SK 99 SW.
- <3> SLI3636 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1907-1950. 6 Inch County Series Map - Third Edition. 1:10560. SK 99 SW.
- <4> SLI17329 Unpublished Document: Historic England. Document Held by The Historic England Archive. BF002911.
- <5> SLI12353 Unpublished Document: Rex Wailes. 1953. Lincolnshire Windmills: Post Mills. pp.1, 6.
Map
Location
Grid reference | Centred SK 9357 9037 (58m by 49m) Estimated from Sources |
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Civil Parish | HEMSWELL, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
May 25 2023 3:04PM
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