Subscription Mill, North Leverton: Difference between revisions

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{{Infobox windmill

| name = Subscription Mill, North Leverton

| image = North Leverton Windmill - geograph.org.uk - 500877.jpg

| image_size =

| caption = Subscription Mill, July 2005

| name_of_mill = Subscription Mill

| location_of_mill = [[North Leverton with Habblesthorpe|North Leverton]], [[Nottinghamshire]]

| gbgridref = SK 775 820

| coordinates = {{coord|53.32940|N|0.83770|W|type:landmark_region:GB|display=inline,title}}

| operator =

| built = 1813

| purpose = [[grist mill|Corn mill]]

| type = [[Tower mill]]

| storeys = Four

| sail_number = Four

| sail_type = [[Patent sails]]

| windshaft =

| winding = [[windmill fantail|Fantail]]

| fantail_blades = Eight

| auxpower = Tractor

| pairs_of_millstones = Two, plus one pair not wind powered

| stone_size =

| other =

}}

'''Subscription Mill''' is a commercially working [[tower mill]] at [[North Leverton with Habblesthorpe|North Leverton]], [[Nottinghamshire]] that was built in 1813.

==History==

''Subscription Mill'' was built in 1813 by local [[farmer]]s to mill their [[grain]].<ref name=BBC>{{cite web|title=BBC News website|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/nottingham/content/articles/2009/01/13/north_leverton_windmill_feature.shtml|publisher=BBC|accessdate=28 April 2011}}</ref> It served the villages of [[Fenton, Nottinghamshire|Fenton]], [[North Leverton with Habblesthorpe|Habblesthorpe]], North Leverton and [[Sturton le Steeple]]. The Subscription Mill Company was formed. The mill was built to grind corn for members of the company, and also for local farmers and the poor.<ref name=Brown>{{cite book |title=Windmills of England |first=R. J. |last=Brown |publisher=Robert Hale |location=London |year=1979 |pages=160-61 |isbn=0 7091 5641 3 }}</ref> In 1884, the mill was extended and gained an extra floor. The [[windmill]] has continued to work through all of its life, making it unique.<ref name="BBC"/> In 1956, a new limited company was formed. In July 1959, a sail was struck by [[lightning]] and damaged. Repairs costing £3,000 were carried out with a grant and loan from [[Nottinghamshire County Council]], and grants from the [[Council for the Preservation of Rural England]], the [[Ministry of Works (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Works]] and [[Retford Rural District Council]]. The works were carried out by Thompson's, the [[Alford, Lincolnshire]] [[millwright]]s. The mill was again struck by lightning in 1972. The mill was repaired the next year.<ref name=Brown/>

==Description==

The mill has four floors and is built to the [[Lincolnshire]] style. It has four [[Patent sails]] mounted on a cross, an Ogee cap and an eight bladed [[windmill fantail|fantail]]. There are three sets of [[millstone]]s, two of which are wind-driven, and one set driven from an external [[engine]]/[[tractor]].<ref name="BBC"/>

==Public access==

The windmill is entirely maintained by a group of volunteers, and is open to the public every Saturday from 11:00&nbsp;am whilst 4:00&nbsp;pm during spring and summer seasons, with an earlier closing time of 3:00&nbsp;pm during autumn and winter. Admission is free but there is a donation box towards the upkeep of the mill.<ref name="BBC"/>

North Leverton Windmill holds an annual grand open weekend, "Family Fun Weekend", in early September. In addition to the Windmill and Visitor Centre being open, there is a small festival atmosphere with craft stalls, food & drink stalls, local farming machinery displays and a car show during the day. In the evening, live music from local bands entertain the crowd.

==References==

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==External links==

* [http://www.north-leverton-windmill.co.uk Official website]

{{Windmills in England}}

[[Category:Windmills in Nottinghamshire]]

[[Category:Tower mills in the United Kingdom]]

[[Category:Grinding mills in the United Kingdom]]

[[Category:Windmills completed in 1813]]