Ellis' Mill Lincoln · Lincolnshire · England

The Mill Road ridge in Lincoln was a long-established milling site, with wind-powered milling recorded there from at least the seventeenth century. Ellis' Mill was built in 1798 as one of the group of windmills that stood on the city's western hilltop, catching the winds over the Lincoln Edge. It operated as a corn mill and became the last surviving windmill from a line of mills that once gave Mill Road its name.

Commercial working continued into the twentieth century and ended in the 1940s. The mill then fell into disrepair. A serious fire in the 1970s left the structure in poor condition, but the Lincoln Civic Trust acquired the mill in March 1977 and began a major restoration. The restoration cleaned and repaired the tower, reconstructed floors and cap, and gathered suitable machinery from other derelict mills. The windshaft and brake wheel came from Subscription Mill at Sturton by Stow, while stones and drives were taken from Eno's Mill at Toynton All Saints. New sails and fantail were made and erected by Thompson and Co. of Alford.

The restoration was completed in 1980, and on 26 April 1981 Ellis' Mill ground flour again for the first time in about forty years. The mill is now managed by Lincolnshire County Council and worked by volunteer millers. Its restored fabric, reconstructed wind gear, and reused historic machinery make it both a working mill and a visible reminder of Lincoln's former hilltop milling landscape.