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Sale of Mill in 1777

The following is from the Stamford Mercury 21 Aug. 1777 p.4 col.1

To be Sold to the beft Bidder; On Thurfday the Eleventh Day of September 1777, between the Hours of Five and Seven in the After- noon, at the Marquis of Granby in Gainfburgh, in the County of Lincoln. A Well Accuftomed Corn WIND MILL, fituate at Beckingham in the County of Not- tingham, with a Dreffing Mill therein. and the Ground whereon the fame doth ftand, with a new erected Brick and Tile Dwelling Houfe, Barn, and Ftable to the fame belonging and adjoining. For further Particulars enquire of leonard Billet the Tenand, who will fhew the Premiffes.

The above is the best I can reproduce of the sale notice, In those days a letter f was used in the place of a s, although as can be seen a s was in use in those days. I have a painted picture of the mill which I will try to put on sometime. The mill tapered and was later made higher as some pictures I have seen show, as the added part was straight. I believe this is the time that the Wilkinsons purchased the mill, owning the mill at the next village to the west, Gringley.

Jakquack --Jakquack (talk) 19:52, 9 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]