1825
Tower mill constructed
Wrangle Mill was built around 1825 as a red-brick tower corn mill.
Site overview
Wrangle Mill is a former tower corn mill on Mill Lane, Wrangle. Built around 1825, it is a red-brick tapering tower with a built-out upper stage above cornice level. The mill originally had three stages, each with segment-headed lights.
It worked by wind until the 1930s. By 1977 an electric hammer mill and mixer were in use, showing later mechanical adaptation after wind-powered milling had ended. The Grade II listed tower survives as a substantial former corn mill in the village.
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History
Wrangle Mill stands on Mill Lane in Wrangle. It was built around 1825 as a red-brick tower corn mill. The listed structure is a tapering tower with a built-out upper stage above cornice level, and it originally had three stages, each with segment-headed lights.
The mill remained wind-powered until the 1930s, after which its original working function changed. By 1977 an electric hammer mill and mixer were in use, preserving a later mechanical use of the former milling site after the end of sail-driven operation. The tower was listed at Grade II in 1987.
It survives as a clear village landmark and as the principal standing fabric of the former Wrangle corn mill.
Timeline
1825–1939
Wind-powered corn milling
The tower mill worked by wind until the 1930s.
1977
Electric milling equipment recorded
An electric hammer mill and mixer were in use at the former windmill.
1987
Listed building designation
Wrangle Mill was listed at Grade II.
Sources and records
Historic England listed building entry: Wrangle Mill
Windmill World site entry: Wrangle windmill
Mills Archive record: Tower mill, Wrangle
Lincolnshire Windmills by Peter Dolman
Historic England archive image record: Wrangle Mill
Windmill World site entry: Wrangle windmill
Mills Archive record: Tower mill, Wrangle
Lincolnshire Windmills by Peter Dolman
Historic England archive image record: Wrangle Mill