SK9772 : Ellis Windmill
taken 20 years ago, near to Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England
This is 1 of 3 images, with title starting with Ellis in this square
Ellis Windmill
"This wonderful Lincoln mill is located on Mill Road, so called due to the nine windmills that formerly faced west over the steep slopes of the Lincoln Edge.
Ellis Mill is now the sole survivor of these mills and an excellent example of a small tower mill. The Mill dates from 1798 but there has been a mill on this site from at least the middle of the 17th century.
The first recorded owner of Ellis Mill was a wealthy landowner named Anthony Meres. It went through a succession of owners until December 1894 when John Ellis bought the mill for £250. He died in 1920, but his wife and son successively retained ownership until 1973.
The mill was worked until the 1940s when the machinery was removed and it fell into dereliction. Tragedy struck further when a fire finally destroyed all of the remaining woodwork in 1974.
The Lincoln Civic Trust acquired the Mill in March 1977 and set about its restoration. The Mill was finally completed in 1980 and on Sunday 26th April 1981, Ellis Mill ground its first flour for 40 years.
The Mill is now managed by Lincolnshire Country Council and is still in full working order and provides flour, subject to sufficiently windy days."
From the City of Lincoln Council website.
Ellis Mill is now the sole survivor of these mills and an excellent example of a small tower mill. The Mill dates from 1798 but there has been a mill on this site from at least the middle of the 17th century.
The first recorded owner of Ellis Mill was a wealthy landowner named Anthony Meres. It went through a succession of owners until December 1894 when John Ellis bought the mill for £250. He died in 1920, but his wife and son successively retained ownership until 1973.
The mill was worked until the 1940s when the machinery was removed and it fell into dereliction. Tragedy struck further when a fire finally destroyed all of the remaining woodwork in 1974.
The Lincoln Civic Trust acquired the Mill in March 1977 and set about its restoration. The Mill was finally completed in 1980 and on Sunday 26th April 1981, Ellis Mill ground its first flour for 40 years.
The Mill is now managed by Lincolnshire Country Council and is still in full working order and provides flour, subject to sufficiently windy days."
From the City of Lincoln Council website.
- Grid Square
- SK9772, 565 images (more nearby
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- Photographer
- Des Blenkinsopp (find more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Wednesday, 17 August, 2005 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Saturday, 11 January, 2014
- Geographical Context
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
SK 9709 7222 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:14.2886N 0:32.8031W - Camera Location
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OSGB36:
SK 9711 7222
- View Direction
- West-southwest (about 247 degrees)
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