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Five-sailed corn mill in use
The large tower mill on Silver Street worked as a five-sailed corn mill and was last operated by William Watson.
Site overview
Coningsby Mill was a five-sailed tower corn mill on Silver Street, Coningsby. It was built in 1826 and became one of the village's prominent wind-powered milling structures. Historic postcards and photographs show the large tower mill from Silver Street and Sykes Lane, with the cap visible above surrounding buildings in twentieth-century views.
The mill was last operated by William Watson. Its sails were lost in 1948, and the mill was eventually demolished in 1970. The site is now represented by the recorded location and historic images rather than surviving standing mill fabric.
Map
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History
Coningsby Mill stood on Silver Street in Coningsby. It was built in 1826 as a tower mill and worked as a corn mill. The mill had five sails, a notable arrangement within Lincolnshire's wider tradition of multi-sailed tower mills.
The mill remained a prominent feature of the village into the twentieth century. Historic postcard views show the large five-sailed tower mill from Sykes Lane, and photographic records from 1934, 1954, and 1957 show the cap of the mill visible above the rooftops of Silver Street. The last recorded operator was William Watson.
The mill lost its sails in 1948. After the end of its working life the tower survived for a further period as a visible remnant of Coningsby's milling history before being demolished in 1970. Nothing now remains above ground, but the site is well recorded through mill catalogues, historic images, and the Historic England Research Records monument entry for the 1826 windmill.
Timeline
1826
Tower mill built
Coningsby Mill was built in 1826 as a tower windmill.
1934
Mill photographed from Silver Street
The cap of Coningsby Mill was visible above Silver Street in a 1934 photographic view.
1948
Sails lost
The sails were lost in 1948.
1954–1957
Cap photographed above village rooftops
Photographs from 1954 and 1957 recorded the cap of the windmill visible above Silver Street.
1970
Mill demolished
Coningsby Mill was demolished in 1970.
Sources and records
Society for Lincolnshire History and Archaeology image record
Windmill World site entry
Historic England Research Records
List of windmills in Lincolnshire
Windmill World site entry
Historic England Research Records
List of windmills in Lincolnshire