1820
Tower mill built
The red-brick tower mill was built around 1820 for cereal milling.
Site overview
Mareham le Fen Windmill is a six-storey red-brick tower mill built circa 1820 for cereal milling. The tower was originally tarred and has a slightly bulbous tapering form. Wind working ceased around 1910, after which an engine was installed.
Milling continued into the 1940s. The surviving structure is a listed tower mill and stands without its cap.
Map
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History
Mareham le Fen Windmill was built around 1820 as a wind-powered corn mill. It was constructed in red brick, originally tarred, with a slightly bulbous six-storey tapering tower. The mill worked by wind through the nineteenth century and into the early twentieth century.
Around 1910 the sails ceased working, and engine power was then installed so that milling could continue. The mill remained in use into the 1940s. The tower survives as a capless red-brick structure and is recognised as a listed building.
Timeline
1910
Wind working ceased
The sails ceased working around 1910.
1910
Engine power installed
An engine was installed after wind working ended, allowing milling to continue.
1940–1949
Milling ended
Milling continued into the 1940s before the mill ceased working.
Sources and records
Historic England Research Records: Mareham Le Fen Windmill
Mills Archive mill index: Tower mill, Mareham le Fen
Windmill World entry: Mareham le Fen windmill, Lincolnshire
Mills Archive mill index: Tower mill, Mareham le Fen
Windmill World entry: Mareham le Fen windmill, Lincolnshire