Building record MLI52313 - The Old Windmill, Blyton
Summary
A tower mill built in 1825 which worked by wind until 1910. It was worked by engine, then by electricity until the late 1960s. The tower is now preserved.
Type and Period (2)
- TOWER MILL (Post Medieval to Modern - 1825 AD to 2050 AD)
- WINDMILL (Post Medieval to Modern - 1825 AD to 2050 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
A sixty-five foot high brick tower mill which was coated with tar. It has four floors with the grinding apparatus on the ground floor. The cap was removed but the top was covered in 1965. The outbuildings were in use as garages and a warehouse at that time. {1}{2}
Tower mill, dating from the early 19th century. Now is use as a private residence. The tapering five-storey tower is built of brick painted with bitumen, and features a dog tooth dentillated top, surmounted by a 20th glazed lantern. The entrance has a plain 20th century planked door, with four two-light casements above, one to each storey. All the openings have segmental heads. The belt drive wheel is to the right hand side. To the rear is a 20th century single storey house addition. For the full description and the legal address of this listed building please refer to the appropriate entry in the National Heritage List for England. {3}{4}{5}
Built in 1825, this tower mill worked until 1910 by wind. It carried on by engine, then by electricity until the late 1960s. A new observatory-type top was put on in 1974 and the tower is now preserved. There were four patent sails, driving three pairs of stones. Of the original gear, only the curb and one grey bedstone remains. Later gear consisting of a roller and a hurst frame with a pair of grey stones also survives. {6}{7}
The observatory room built on top of the tower after the cap was removed was itself dismantled by the spring of 2004. {8}
Sources/Archives (8)
- <1> SLI2304 Index: Lincoln Local History Society. 1964-66. LLHS Industrial Archaeology Report Cards. LI/SLHA/NRW4.
- <2> SLI2308 Index: 1992-97. Index Record for Industrial Sites. LI/SLHA/NRW4.
- <3> SLI6757 Index: Department of the Environment. 1985. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 9/3.
- <4> SLI13386 Website: Historic England (formerly English Heritage). 2011->. The National Heritage List for England. http://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/. 1359455.
- <5> SLI17329 Unpublished Document: Historic England. Document Held by The Historic England Archive. BF002628.
- <6> SLI1081 Bibliographic Reference: Peter Dolman. 1986. Lincolnshire Windmills: A Contemporary Survey. no.16, pp.12, 37.
- <7> SLI18196 Bibliographic Reference: A.A. Bryan. 1998. Windmill Gazetteer for England. p.12.
- <8> SLI12297 Bibliographic Reference: David Jager. 2007. Windmills of Lincolnshire Surviving into the 21st Century. WL1, p.147.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 85198 94751 (6m by 6m) Surveyed |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BLYTON, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Oct 22 2024 10:01AM
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