Building record MLI82945 - Tower windmill in Holland Fen
Summary
Tower windmill in Holland Fen was a pumping windmill and probably dates from the late 18th or the early 19th century.
Type and Period (2)
- WINDMILL (Post Medieval to Modern - 1780 AD? to 2050 AD)
- DRAINAGE MILL (Post Medieval to Modern - 1780 AD? to 2050 AD)
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Full Description
This tower mill was one of several pumping windmills once standing in Holland Fen and probably dates from the late 18th or early 19th century. Late in the 19th century it was converted to steam power and continued to work, driven by traction engine and finally by tractor until about 1960. The scoopwheel was rebuilt in 1960 by the owner and a joiner from Heckington. It now stands as a roofed stump at about half its former height with the scoopwheel adjacent and is kept in good order. {1}{2}
The engine at Spinney Farm has a brick tower, internal gearing and its scoop wheel, though its cap and sails were evidently removed when it was converted to be driven by an external steam engine. If it was originally wind-driven, as is generally accepted, then it is an unusual survival because most 18th century wind drainage engines were replaced by steam engines on the same site. {5}
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SLI1081 Bibliographic Reference: Peter Dolman. 1986. Lincolnshire Windmills: A Contemporary Survey. p.10.
- <2> SLI9305 Index: Department of the Environment. 1988. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 008.005; 3/13.
- <3> SLI9306 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1903. Ordnance Survey County Series twenty-five inch map 1903. 108/5.
- <4> SLI1062 Bibliographic Reference: Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram. 1989. Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). Page 99.
- <5> SLI9583 Bibliographic Reference: Neil R. Wright. 2004. Lincolnshire's Industrial Heritage - A Guide. BN30, p. 12.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 22932 46052 (6m by 6m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | AMBER HILL, BOSTON, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Sep 20 2023 9:32AM
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