Editing Wrawby Windmill

{{Short description|Windmill in Lincolnshire, England}}
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{{Use British English|date=February 2015}}
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| caption             = Wrawby Windmill, March 2014
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| built               = Late 18th century
| purpose             = [[grist mill|Corn mill]]
| type                = [[Post mill#Midlands post mill|Midlands post mill]]
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'''Wrawby Postmill''' is a [[windmill]] at [[Wrawby]] near [[Brigg, North Lincolnshire|Brigg]], in [[North Lincolnshire]], England.

The mill is the last [[post mill]] in the north of England, and was built between 1760 and 1790 to serve the [[Elsham Hall]] estate.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Waller |first1=Jamie |title=The historic windmill that's working again after 40 years |url=https://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/news/local-news/wrawby-windmill-historic-flour-repair-3030430 |access-date=1 February 2024 |work=Grimsby Live |date=30 June 2019}}</ref> Originally it had four common sails, but through most of its working life had a more usual combination of two [[Windmill sail#Common|common]] and two [[Windmill sail#Spring|spring sails]], providing power with flexibility.<ref name="RJB">{{cite book |last1=Brown |first1=R.&nbsp;J. |title=Windmills of England |date=1996 |publisher=Hale |location=London |isbn=0-7091-5641-3 |page=92}}</ref> It was working until the 1940s, when it had four spring sails, before becoming derelict.<ref>{{cite news |title=New Year Honours 2021: Windmill restorer and flood fighter awarded |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-55488586 |access-date=1 February 2024 |work=BBC News |date=31 December 2020}}</ref> Following the possibility of its demolition, it was acquired and restored in 1962 by Wrawby Windmill Preservation Society.<ref name ="RJB"/> It was returned to working order in 1965 with new sails and a new set of stones.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Brown |first1=R.&nbsp;J. |title=Windmills of England |date=1996 |publisher=Hale |location=London |isbn=0-7091-5641-3 |page=93}}</ref> Maintenance work in 2008, which returned the mill to mixed sail types, was funded by the SPAB Mill Repairs Fund and local residents.

The mill is the last working post mill in Northern England, and is open to the public. The mill also contains a small museum of milling tools, and holds milling demonstrations.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Froshaug |first1=Judy |title=Family Life |work=The Times |issue=61496 |date=2 April 1983 |page=28|issn=0140-0460}}</ref> The windmill was grade II* listed in 1951.<ref>{{NHLE|desc=Wrawby Post Mill |num=1083726 |grade=II*|access-date=1 February 2024}}</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
*{{commons category-inline|Wrawby Windmill}}
* [http://www.visitlincolnshire.com/thedms.aspx?dms=3&venue=9311379 Wrawby Postmill - Visit Lincolnshire]
*[http://www.nationalmillsweekend.co.uk/pages_wind/wrawby.htm National Mills Weekend: Wrawby Windmill]


[[Category:Industrial buildings completed in the 18th century]]
[[Category:Museums in Lincolnshire]]
[[Category:Windmills in Lincolnshire]]
[[Category:Post mills in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Grinding mills in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Mill museums in England]]


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