1701–1800
Earlier tower mill constructed
The lower two floors belonged to an eighteenth-century tower mill that operated four pairs of stones.
Site overview
Wellingore Mill is a Grade II listed former tower corn mill on Navenby Road, Wellingore. The surviving tarred-brick tower stands six storeys high, with battered sides, segment-headed openings, iron casements, and a wooden gallery at the second stage. The lower two floors belong to an eighteenth-century tower mill, while the upper five storeys were added in 1854, when the rebuilt mill worked four pairs of stones powered by six patent sails.
Wind-powered milling ceased in the 1930s, and by 1945 the cap and wind-driven machinery had gone. The tower was later converted into a private dwelling and remains a prominent landmark on the Lincoln Cliff.
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History
Wellingore Mill stands on Navenby Road at the northern edge of Wellingore. The surviving tower incorporates two phases of construction. The lower two floors belong to an eighteenth-century tower mill that was already large and operated four pairs of stones.
In 1854 the upper five storeys were added, the junction between the earlier and later work being disguised by a stage, although a slight change in the batter of the tower remains visible. In its rebuilt form the mill again worked four pairs of stones, powered by six patent sails. The listed structure is a tarred-brick battered round tower, six storeys high, with a segment-headed doorway to the south, a plank door, single segment-headed windows to each floor, iron casements, and a wooden gallery at the second stage.
Wind-powered milling ceased in the 1930s, when only two sails remained. By 1945 the cap had been removed and the wind-driven machinery had been scrapped. In 1977 the floors and an engine-driven hurst on the ground floor remained.
The tower has since been converted into a private dwelling, preserving the former mill as a prominent local landmark on the Lincoln Cliff.
Timeline
1854
Mill rebuilt and heightened
The upper five storeys were added in 1854, with the junction between old and new work disguised by a stage.
1854–1939
Six patent sails operated
In its rebuilt form the mill worked four pairs of stones powered by six patent sails.
1930–1939
Wind-powered milling ceased
Wind-powered milling ceased in the 1930s, when only two sails remained.
1945
Cap and machinery removed
By 1945 the cap had been removed and the wind-driven machinery had been scrapped.
1977
Engine-driven hurst survived
By 1977 only the floors and an engine-driven hurst on the ground floor remained.
2004
Converted tower photographed
The former mill was photographed as a converted tower on Navenby Road.
2025
Private dwelling recorded
The former windmill was recorded as converted into a private dwelling.
Sources and records
Historic England listed building entry: Wellingore Mill
Windmill World site entry: Wellingore windmill
Design and Heritage Statement for Blenheim House, July 2025
Mills Archive catalogue record: Wellingore Mill, Wellingore
Guy Blythman addenda to Lincolnshire windmill photographs
Windmill World site entry: Wellingore windmill
Design and Heritage Statement for Blenheim House, July 2025
Mills Archive catalogue record: Wellingore Mill, Wellingore
Guy Blythman addenda to Lincolnshire windmill photographs