Monument record MLI85770 - Toft Mill, Friskney
Summary
Toft Mill, Friskney
Type and Period (1)
- WINDMILL (Post Medieval to Second World War - 1730 AD to 1939 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
PRN 45489
Toft Mill. Open trestle mill, dated 1730. Worked until early 1930's, gone by early 1970's. {1}
Friskney Tofts mill was built in 1730 and was still working in 1923, although it was blown down in November 1939. An inscription reads "IOSEPH WAKELEY/KEPT THIS MILL IN/THE YEAR OF OUR LORD/1733 1754 LRBK' alongside a carving of a rigged ship. The wheel tapered from 24 inches square to fiften inches. There were also two small wooden four-bladed wind indicators on either side of the first floor. By their rotation or otherwise, they enabled the miller to see if the wind was veering and in which direction. A bell alarm was buried in the grain in the hopper feeing a pair of stones, so that when the grain ran low and uncovered the bell, it rang. {3}
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SLI1081 Bibliographic Reference: Dolman, P.. 1986. Lincolnshire Windmills: A Contemporary Survey. P 30.
- <2> SLI3566 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1902-06. 25 Inch County Series Map - Second Edition. 1:2500. 91/16.
- <3> SLI12353 Unpublished Document: Rex Wailes. 1953. Lincolnshire Windmills: Post Mills. p1-3.
Map
Location
Grid reference | Centred TF 481 554 (10m by 10m) |
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Civil Parish | FRISKNEY, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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