Sibsey Trader Mill
| Sibsey Trader Mill | |
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Interactive map of Sibsey Trader Mill | |
| Origin | |
| Mill location | Sibsey, Lincolnshire |
| Grid reference | TF 34466 50962 |
| Coordinates | 53°02′19″N 0°00′11″E / 53.03849°N 0.00306°E |
| Operator | English Heritage |
| Year built | 1877 |
| Information | |
| Purpose | Grinding cereals. |
| Type | Tower |
| Storeys | 6 |
| No. of sails | 6 |
| No. of pairs of millstones | 3, originally 4 |
It's 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. Trader Mill was built in 1877 by Saunderson of Louth in the typical Lincolnshire style[1] to replace an earler wooden post mill. It is a six-storey tower mill with three sets of stones, 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 England. 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 (22.63 metres). 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 1953 (although with only four sails in its later years) following which it was allowed to fall into disrepair. In 1975, it was formally taken into state ownership and is administered by English Heritage.[3] It was restored to full working order in 1981, by Thompsons of Alford, and produced a wide range of organic flours.[1]
The mill features in the CBeebies series Baby Jake where location filming for the series took place in the late summer of 2010.[4]
In 2018, the mill was badly damaged in a storm and a major restoration had to be carried out. The work was done by Suffolk millwright, Tim Whiting, and completed in 2024.[3]
Millers
References
- 1 2 3 "Sibsey Trader Windmill Website". Sibsey Trader Windmill. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
- ↑ Historic England. "SIBSEY MILL, FRITHVILLE ROAD (north side), SIBSEY, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE (1063535)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 23 October 2008.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "History of Sibsey Trader Windmill". English Heritage. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
- ↑ "A windmill in Lincolnshire stars in new CBeebies series". BBC News. 5 July 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
External links
- Map sources for Sibsey Trader Mill
- Official website of Sibsey Trader Windmill
- Sibsey Trader Windmill - unofficial website