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Wrawby Post Mill

The mill, sits high on the Lincolnshire Wolds, is the last surviving post mill in Lincolnshire, and indeed in the north of England. It was built around 1760 on...
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The mill, sits high on the Lincolnshire Wolds, is the last surviving post mill in Lincolnshire, and indeed in the north of England. It was built around 1760 on the site of an earlier mill, and part of the Elwes estate until 1910, when it was sold to My Grandad Walter Andrew and his brother Herbert Andrew who continued in operation until 1940, when the loss of a sail brought it to a standstill. By 1961 the mill was ready to collapse, but it was saved by a locally-formed preservation society. The restored mill reopened in 1965, when it ground its first bag of corn in 25 years.
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