1835
Tower mill replaced post mill
A tower windmill was built at Marshchapel in 1835, replacing an earlier post mill.
Site overview
Marshchapel Mill is a tower corn mill built in 1835 to replace an earlier post mill. It worked by wind until gale damage forced its retirement in 1908. During its working life it had three pairs of stones driven by two double-sided patent sails.
The tower now stands to just below curb level, has developed a pronounced lean, and is used as a store.
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History
Marshchapel Mill was built in 1835 as a tower windmill, replacing an earlier post mill at Marshchapel. It was a corn mill and worked with three pairs of stones powered by two double-sided patent sails. The mill continued in wind-powered use until 1908, when gale damage forced its retirement.
After closure, the upper structure was lost or removed, leaving the tower standing to just below curb level. The surviving tower has developed a pronounced lean, probably because of shallow foundations, and is now used as a store.
Timeline
1835–1908
Wind-powered corn milling
The mill worked with three pairs of stones driven by two double-sided patent sails.
1908
Gale damage ended working
Gale damage forced the mill's retirement in 1908.
1986
Truncated tower survived
The tower survived to just below curb level and was in use as a store.
Sources and records
Lincolnshire Heritage Explorer monument record: Tower Mill, Marshchapel
Mills Archive mill index: Tower mill, Marsh Chapel
Windmill World entry: Marsh Chapel windmill, Lincolnshire
Mills Archive mill index: Tower mill, Marsh Chapel
Windmill World entry: Marsh Chapel windmill, Lincolnshire