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Summary

Grebby Windmill, a 19th century tower mill, in Scremby parish.

Full description

Remains of Grebby Windmill, now (1989) part of a house. {1}{2}

This once attractive tower mill is dated 'I.E.1812' and replaced a post mill. It was worked in later days by Dobson in conjunction with their mill at Burgh le Marsh. By 1946 only two sails remained and work finally ceased in late 1949. The last pair of sails were taken to Cross in Hand post mill in Sussex where they were converted to fit a stock and continued to work until 1969. The cap and ironwork were taken away in about 1963 after which it was allowed to stand derelict. In 1977 the tower stood intact with the wooden upright shaft and two pairs of stones, one pair of which was taken to Burgh mill. The tower has been converted to a house, gaining a large addition to one side and a rather odd 'cap'. A large datestone '1983' has been inserted into the tower to record this transformation. In 1985 the mill and house were incomplete and unoccupied.{3}

<1> Ordnance Survey, 1970, 1:10000 Ordnance Survey Series Map, TF 46 NW (Map). SLI3614.

<2> Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram, 1989, Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition), P630 (Bibliographic Reference). SLI1062.

<3> Dolman, P., 1986, Lincolnshire Windmills: A Contemporary Survey, p24, p55 (Bibliographic Reference). SLI1081.

Monument Types

• WINDMILL (Post Medieval to Mid 20th Century - 1812 AD to 1963 AD?)
• HOUSE (Late 20th Century to 21st Century - 1983 AD to 2050 AD)

Sources and further reading

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