Site overview

Croft Mill is a former tower corn mill on Croft Lane, Croft, near Wainfleet All Saints. The mill is recorded as a wind-powered tower corn mill and is listed at Grade II. The associated granary to the east of the tower is also separately listed at Grade II.

Historic England photographic records preserve views of the mill and granary, including a 1935 view from Croft Lane and 1991 interior details. These include a flour chute attached to the vertical shaft and a carved name dated 1836 on a beam supporting the first floor. The site survives as one of the recorded windmill structures of the Wainfleet area.

Map

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History

Croft Mill stands on Croft Lane at Croft, near Wainfleet All Saints. It was a wind-powered tower corn mill and is recorded in both specialist windmill sources and the statutory list. The mill's setting includes an associated granary to the east, separately listed, showing that the site developed as more than a single freestanding tower.

The surviving and photographed fabric gives the mill particular value. A 1935 view from Croft Lane recorded the tower and granary as a connected milling site. Later Historic England photographs from 1991 recorded interior details, including a flour chute attached to the vertical shaft and a first-floor beam carrying a carved name dated 1836. These details preserve evidence of the mill's internal working arrangements and historic fabric.

Croft Mill is distinct from Salem Bridge Mill in Wainfleet All Saints itself. Its identity is tied to the Croft settlement and the agricultural landscape west of Wainfleet. The tower and granary together preserve a strong visible record of nineteenth-century wind-powered corn milling in the district.

Timeline

Corn mill in use

Croft Mill worked as a wind-powered tower corn mill.
1836

Dated internal beam

An internal beam supporting the first floor carries a carved name dated 1836.
1935

Mill and granary photographed

A view from Croft Lane recorded Croft Mill and the granary beyond in August 1935.
1987

Grade II listed building designation

The windmill and the granary east of the tower mill were listed at Grade II on 17 December 1987.
1991

Interior details photographed

Interior details including a flour chute attached to the vertical shaft were photographed on 23 January 1991.

Sources and records

Historic England listed building entry for Windmill, Croft
Historic England listed building entry for granary east of tower mill
Historic England photographic collection
Mills Archive site record
Windmill World site entry
Lincolnshire Windmills by Peter Dolman