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Description: | IN ITS PRIME THIS WAS ONE OF THE MOST ELEGANT MILLS IN LINCOLNSHIRE. IT IS DATED C.I.R. 1836 AND WAS BUILT FOR MR RUBBINS. IT WORKED UNTIL 1942 AND LOST ITS FOUR PATENT SAILS IN 1947. THE CAP FOLLOWED SOON AFTER AND IT NOW STANDS DISUSED, AND AT THE TIME OF THE SURVEY WAS STILL IN REASONABLE CONDITION WITH MOST OF ITS MACHINERY INTACT. IT IS VERY TALL, BEING 68 FT HIGH TO THE CURB, WITH 8 FLOORS. THERE WAS A STAGE AT SECOND FLOOR LEVEL, AND THE FOUR PAIRS OF STONES REMAIN ON THE THIRD FLOOR, TWO FRENCH AND TWO GREY. {1}{2} | Subjects: | General Archaeology Building | Temporal: | 1540 - 1900 | Source: | Lincolnshire County Council | Identifier: | http://www.lincstothepast.com/Records/Re... | Go to resource |
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