I've recently become aware of a couple of comparatively recent demolitions of UK windmills,
so I thought it worth tabulating the windmills remains which have been demolished this century.
| lost |
mill |
reason |
| 2022 |
Common Mill, Spalding, Lincolnshire |
Stump demolished when site redeveloped for housing |
| prior to July 2021 |
South Dissington (mock mill) |
Simply demolished to clear up the property |
| between 2011 and 2015 |
Wallace's Mill, Alford, Lincolnshire |
Stump demolished for new housing development |
| 15th Sept 2005 |
Chislet Windmill, Chislet, Kent |
Destroyed by fire, replaced by residential mock |
| 2003 |
Tower mill, Kenn, Somerset |
Demolished, mock tower later built nearby |
UK windmill remains lost in the 21st Century