Alford windmill, Lincolnshire

Alford #2055

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Hoyle's Five Sailed Mill: Tower mill function:Corn mill - 5 sails, working

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Lincolnshire Life magazine cover showing Alford windmill, issue July 1968
Hugh D Martineau

Lincolnshire Life magazine cover showing a snowy scene at Alford windmill, issue January 1981
Lincolnshire Life magazine

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Entry in Mills Archive database - #2055 - Hoyle's Five Sailed Mill, Alford (has photos)

Entry in Lincolnshire Windmills by Peter Dolman.

Muggeridge Collection photos

538618 - Alford, Hoyle'S Mill, 5 Sailer, Rear, Lincs.

[Old Mill Photos]

Alford Windmill - exterior view [2012-10-07]

Ashley Dace

Alford Windmill - hurst frame [2012-10-07]

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Alford Windmill - flour dresser [2012-10-07]

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Alford Windmill - tentering gear [2012-10-07]

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Alford Windmill - governor [2012-10-07] - HD

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Alford Windmill - sails [2012-10-07]

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Alford Windmill - spur wheel [2012-10-07]

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Alford Windmill - stone floor [2012-10-07]

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Alford Windmill - stone floor [2012-10-07]

Ashley Dace

Alford Windmill - crown wheel [2012-10-07]

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Alford Windmill - fantail cap mechanism [2012-10-07]

Ashley Dace

Alford Windmill - brake wheel [2012-10-07]

Ashley Dace

Alford Windmill - Wallower [2012-10-07]

Ashley Dace

Alford windmill: aerial [2012-08-11]

Chris

Alford Windmill and surrounding buildings [2012-02-19] - HD

Richard Hoare

The Five sails of Alford Windmill [2012-02-19] - HD

Richard Hoare

Alford Windmill [2012-02-19] - HD

Richard Hoare

Alford Windmill [2011-09-27]

roger geach

Alford Windmill [2009-01-02]

Ian Medcalf

The five-sailed windmill, Alford [2008-09-11]

Peter Church

Dusky Miller [2008-02-09]

Ian Paterson

Alford Mill (again) [1996-06-30]

Chris Allen

Alford Windmill [2003-03-17]

Dave Hitchborne

Alford Mill [2002-10-00]

Dennis Wetherley

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Listed Building, Grade I: WINDMILL (listed 1953-05-20)

Listed Building, Grade II: PIGSTIES AND ENGINE SHED AT ALFORD MILL (listed 1986-06-30)

Listed Building, Grade II: SAIL STORE AND OUTBUILDINGS AT ALFORD MILL (listed 1986-06-30)

Associated charity THE ALFORD WINDMILL TRUST CIO Website

Alford, the Mill c1955
Reproduced courtesy of The Francis Frith Collection

Alford,Five Sail Mill c1955,Lincolnshire

Alford, Five Sail Mill c1955
Reproduced courtesy of The Francis Frith Collection

Alford, the Mill c1955
Reproduced courtesy of The Francis Frith Collection

Member of the Traditional Corn Millers Guild

Photography guide at Photographers Resource: Alford Windmill (Pages dated 2008, so information may be out of date.)
BBC news item: 'No hope' for windmill as volunteer group disbands (Alford) 2025
BBC news item: Councils 'still committed' to restoring windmill (Alford) 2025
BBC news item: Volunteers 'devastated' as windmill funding pulled (Alford) 2024
BBC news item: Windmill and manor house improvements approved (Alford) 2024
BBC news item: Extra £1.2m to be spent on windmill restoration (Alford) 2024
Britain Express article: Alford Five Sailed Windmill

Wikipedia entry

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3d drawings by John Brandwick

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A view from the south-west of Alford Mill, with the Mill Offices and outbuildings in front

Alford Mill, Alford, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire

1976 - Photograph (35mm Slide)

Alford Mill seen from the north-east

Alford Mill, Alford, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire

1986 - Photograph (35mm Slide)

Hoyle's Mill, Adjoining No 32 / Windmill

Hoyle's Mill, Adjoining No 32, East Street, Alford, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire, LN13 9EQ

2 Jun 2002 - Photograph (Digital)

From the Images of England project

International Mill Database Entry
name	Alford Windmill
id	48909
description	A 5-sailed tower mill built c1837, in commercial use until 2010
drive power recent	windmill
drive type recent	sails
mill type	tower mill
special construction	reefing stage
function type	grain mill
condition type	functional
map location	53.26552,0.18374
country	United Kingdom
state	England
county	Lincolnshire
municipality	Alford
city	Alford
zip	LN13 9EQ
street	Mablethorpe Road
logo detail	windmill_work
sails	shuttered
sails count	5
picture	136872
photographer name	Willem van Bergen
Website link	Wikipedia
construction year	1837
shutdown	2010
floors count	2
picture name	GB-AlfordLincsHoylesMill_03_ID48909_WillemVanBergen_1977.JPG
picture url	https://milldatabase.org/image/136872/download

Alford windmill, Lincolnshire 🌍

Alford #2055

Opening times - WARNING : may not be up to date

Muggeridge Collection photos