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The '''Trader Mill''' stands in the village of [[Sibsey]] in [[Lincolnshire]]. It one of two windmills which were grinding flour for the local community. Rhodes Mill (the second of the two) has been converted into a house. | The '''Trader Mill''' stands in the village of [[Sibsey]] in [[Lincolnshire]]. It one of two windmills which were grinding flour for the local community. Rhodes Mill (the second of the two) has been converted into a house. | ||
The mill was built in 1877 by Saunderson of [[Louth, Lincolnshire|Louth]] in the typical Lincolnshire style.<ref name=STW>[http://www.weebly.com/weebly/main.php Sibsey Trader Windmill] on ''Weebly''</ref> Since then it has been restored and is now owned by [[English Heritage]] and managed by an independent party. It is a six storey windmill with complete gear, six sails and fantail which still works today. It is a Grade I listed building.<ref name=EH>{{ | The mill was built in 1877 by Saunderson of [[Louth, Lincolnshire|Louth]] in the typical Lincolnshire style.<ref name=STW>[http://www.weebly.com/weebly/main.php Sibsey Trader Windmill] on ''Weebly''</ref> Since then it has been restored and is now owned by [[English Heritage]] and managed by an independent party. It is a six storey windmill with complete gear, six sails and fantail which still works today. It is a Grade I listed building.<ref name=EH>{{NHLE|1063535|Sibsey Mill, Sibsey, Lincolnshire}}</ref> | ||
The windmill is one of the very few six-sailed mills still remaining in Britain. | The windmill is one of the very few six-sailed mills still remaining in Britain. | ||
Latest revision as of 09:42, 19 September 2019
The Trader Mill stands in the village of Sibsey in Lincolnshire. It one of two windmills which were grinding flour for the local community. Rhodes Mill (the second of the two) has been converted into a house.
The mill was built in 1877 by Saunderson of Louth in the typical Lincolnshire style.[1] Since then it has been restored and is now owned by English Heritage and managed by an independent party. It is a six storey windmill with complete gear, six sails and fantail which still works today. It is a Grade I listed building.[2]
The windmill is one of the very few six-sailed mills still remaining in Britain.
The mill itself is not exceptionally tall and in fact stands only six floors high above ground and the height to the top of the mill's cap is a mere 74 feet 3 inches. However the slenderness of the tower combined with the flat landscape which surrounds the mill give the illusion that Sibsey is larger than it actually is. The slim central tower also makes the sails look enormous in comparison.[1]
The mill worked until 1954 (although with only four sails in its later years) following which it was allowed to fall into disrepair. It has now been restored to full working order and today produces a wide range of organic flours.[1]
In popular culture
The mill features in the CBeebies series Baby Jake: location filming for the series took place in the late summer of 2010.
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Sibsey Trader Mill) |
- Maps:
- Location map: 53°2’19"N, -0°0’11"E
- Streetmap: TF344509
- Sibsey Trader Mill – English Heritage
- Sibsey Trader Windmill
- Sibsey Trader Windmill on Weebly
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Sibsey Trader Windmill on Weebly
- ↑ National Heritage List 1063535: Sibsey Mill, Sibsey, Lincolnshire