Monument record MLI82828 - Windmill, Mill Lane, Martin
Summary
Former windmill at Mill Lane, Martin. Built in the mid 19th century, but demolished in the mid 20th century.
Type and Period (1)
- WINDMILL (Post Medieval to Mid 20th Century - 1830 AD? to 1950 AD?)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
A corn windmill is depicted in this location on the 1st edition 6 inch Ordnance Survey County Series map. {1}
The mill is not shown on the 1st edition 1 inch Ordnance Survey of Lincolnshire although the mill to the south of High Street is marked (see PRN 62288). {2}
A four-sailed tower mill, called Hollinshead Mill, is recorded in photographs of about 1900 and about 1920 held by the Museum of Lincolnshire Life, there is also a painting by Karl Wood dated 1932 showing the mill with no sails and no cap and obviously disused. {3}
In 1856 there is a corn-miller called Thomas Hollinshead listed in Martin in the Lincolnshire Directory. {4}
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SLI9454 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1883-1888. 6 Inch County Series Map - First Edition. 1:10560. TF 16 SW.
- <2> SLI3685 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1824-1825. 1 Inch Map - First Edition. 1:63360. Lincoln Sheet.
- <3> SLI14169 Website: Lincolnshire County Council. 2011->. Lincs to the Past. http://www.lincstothepast.com/. MLL3080-2.
- <4> SLI886 Bibliographic Reference: William White. 1856. History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire - Second Edition. pp.358-9.
Map
Location
Grid reference | Centred TF 1228 6000 (7m by 7m) Estimated from sources |
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Civil Parish | MARTIN, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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