Description

BOSTON

TF3344NW WILLOUGHBY ROAD
716-1/5/241 (East side)
27/05/49 (Consecutive)
Maud Foster Windmill and granary

GV I

Tower mill and granary. 1819, repaired and restored 1988. For
Isaac Beckitts of Wainfleet. Gault brick, red brick, pantile
roof. Mill tower of 7 stages in Gault brick. Painted timber
and canvas ogee cap with 5 full sails and fan tail.
EXTERIOR: to the 3rd floor a cantilevered timber balcony on
timber brackets, with cross motif balustrade. To the ground
floor a pair of planked doors up 3 stone steps. Yorkshire sash
windows to each stage with segmental heads. To the left a
3-storey, 4-bay, red brick granary with hipped pantile roof,
and brick dog-toothed eaves. To each floor a pair of planked
doors to the left, with beyond to left a single, and to right
a pair, of Yorkshire sash windows. In the roof a C20 timber
planked and gabled lucam on timber brackets. All openings have
brick segmental heads.
INTERIOR: retains original floor beams and repaired stair
ladders and full mill machinery dating from 1819 by Norman and
Smithson of Hull. It has 8 sets of stones and is in full
working order.

Listing NGR: TF3317244754

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Maud Foster Windmill at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q6792220

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Recommended Books

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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)