CLEETHORPES Mill Place Mill Five Sailed Tower Mill Grid Ref: TA 307088.
Stood in Mill Place off Cleethorpes Market Place
Described as newly built in 1803 as a four sailed brick tower mill. Both this mill
and the Mill Road Mill suffered damage in a gale in January 1839. A five armed cross and iron windshaft were fitted by April 1839 to replace the earlier windshaft and what appears to be an iron poll end canister from the description given in a sales advert. The mill was described as having a steam corn mill in an advert of 1858 and from directory entries steam power only was used in the mill from 1905. Mill was demolished in 1922
A photograph taken in the late 19th Century depicts a five storied brick tower mill with five anti clockwise rotating single sided patent sails. The mill had a wooden ogee cap and eight bladed fantail. The mill tower appears to have been raised at some time or the lower two and a half stories encased in an extra skin of bricks (like Mareham le Fen mill). Whether this was to raise the mill as buildings were built around the site and screened off the wind from the sails or whether the mill was rebuilt or strengthened after the gale damage of 1839 is not known at present.
The mill was built together with a brick and tiled house, bake house, granaries and stables and was built for Mr. William Jackson.
Millers: John and Charles Loft worked it for some years (Whites 1841-55) Sammy Robinson then took over and after his death the mill closed down during the First World War. The bakery business was carried on after the mill closed, initially worked by Harry Alcock followed by Phillips followed by Atkins. The Atkins finally closed their business down in 1988. (The above are from reminiscences from F. S. Frankish, retired baker in C1eethorpes recorded in 1976.)
L. R. S. M. 1 st April 1803
To be sold by auction; A compact Estate consisting of a new built brick and tiled Messuage with a good Bake House, Granaries, Common Right, Stable and other Appenduencies. A new built brick Smock Wind Mill and a Pingle or Close of Pasture Land containing in estimation one acre. Now in the occupation of Mr . William Jackson.
L. R. S. M. 26th April 1839
To Millers and Millwrights to be sold (a bargain) Mill Axle Tree, Iron Head, with holes and 9 inch neck joined with wood, has carried 30 foot sails and has been fully tried. Satisfactory reason why taken down. Apply Mr. Thomas Jackson, Cleethorpes. {New windshaft fitted following gale damage in January 1839).