Metheringham Windmill was built in 1867 to be used to grind flour from grain.^[1] Located on a paddock at the eponymous village in North Kesteven south of Lincoln, it is one of the many tall brick-tower mills of Lincolnshire with a stage, now disused.

The mill was equipped with a complete iron gear, six Sutton Patent sails, which drove her four pairs of millstones,^[1] but was never prosperous.^{[citation needed]} She later lost up to four of her sails, which were not replaced. The remaining sails were juggled around for balance. Having started with 6 sails, she later ran with four, then two, and finally with three,^[2] finishing her sixty years of work around 1930. Until 1942, the mill could be viewed with its unique three sails design.^[1]

In the following years the remaining sails went, and after 1961 cap and windshaft followed.^[1] The tar coating is now wearing off the tower, giving a free view of the unusual banding in her brickwork of 205 courses.^{[citation needed]} Remains of the iron stage can still be found on the mill on the second floor, but in a bad condition because of the damage done by sail crashes.^[1]

There is no public right of access to the mill, so any remains of machinery inside the mill can't be examined.

Sources

• Dolman, Peter (1986). Lincolnshire Windmills, a contemporary survey. Lincoln: Lincolnshire County Council, Department of Recreational Services - Museums. ISBN 0 86111 126 5.
• Wailes, Rex (1954). The Windmills of England. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul.