Description

SE 7803-7903 EPWORTH RECTORY STREET
(south side, off)

20/88 Thompson's Mill
27.9.51

GV II

Windmill tower. Early C19. Tarred red brick. Tapered round tower of 4
storeys. Ground floor has board doors to north and south, single windows to
east and west. 4 windows to first floor, 2 windows to north and south sides
of 2 top floors. All openings beneath segmental brick arches; ground-floor
windows with iron glazing bars, remainder with fragmentary wood frames; all
with sandstone sills. Stepped and cogged brick eaves cornice. Iron kerb.
Low C20 roof. Retains most of its original internal machinery, and a later
external iron wheel for mechanical belt drive on the east side at first-
floor level. Interior not inspected. One of only 3 tower mills in South
Humberside which retain most of their internal machinery. Disused and in
disrepair at time of resurvey. P Dolman, Lincolnshire Windmills: a
contemporary survey, 1986, p 15, p 42.

Listing NGR: SE7847003364

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26321502

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Recommended Books

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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Derbyshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  For the Record