Dobson's Mill

{{Short description|Windmill in Burgh le Marsh, Lincolnshire, England}}

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| designation1_date = 28 May 1965

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Dobson's Mill is a tower windmill for grinding wheat and corn. It stands in the High Street in the town of Burgh le Marsh, near Skegness in Lincolnshire, England. The mill was, prior to damage by Storm Ciara on 9 February 2020, open to the public as a tourist attraction and is a Grade I listed building.{{NHLE|num=1222732|desc= DOBSON'S WINDMILL |access-date= 30 October 2016}} The mill site also houses the Burgh-le-Marsh Heritage Centre.

The windmill was built and fitted out by Sam Oxley, an Alford millwright, in the early 1800s for the Jessop family, who baked bread on the same site. It was completed by 1844. Dobson was the name of the last miller.

The mill is built in five storeys of tarred brick and was fitted with five sails (also termed "sweeps"), unusual in that they turned clockwise, driving three sets of millstones (two pairs of grey stones and one pair of French) in an anti-clockwise direction. There is a blocked opening on the ground floor where a steam traction engine once powered an extra set of millstones.

The mill was purchased by the local Council in the 1960s and refurbished, including the installation of a new cap and sails, in 2014.

On 9 February 2020 the cap and sails were destroyed by winds from Storm Ciara.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/local-news/storm-ciara-burgh-marsh-windmill-3827308.amp|title=Storm Ciara tears sails off historic Burgh Le Marsh windmill|last=Hennessy|first=Peter|date=9 February 2020|website=Lincolnshire Live|access-date=9 February 2020}} The 16-tonne sails landed on the adjacent Granary Heritage Displays, which were reopened in May 2023.{{Cite news |last=Redford |first=Chrissie |date=14 May 2023 |title=VIDEO: Villagers gather for grand re-opening Dobson's Mill heritage centre in Burgh le Marsh |url=https://www.lincolnshireworld.com/news/people/video-villagers-gather-for-grand-re-opening-dobsons-mill-heritage-centre-in-burgh-le-marsh-4141048 |access-date=4 July 2024 |work=Lincolnshire World}} It is planned to reinstate the sails, with the work hoped to be completed by 2026.{{Cite news |last=Parkhill |first=Harry |date=5 March 2024 |title=Sails to return to windmill after storm damage |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ced019w13neo |access-date=4 July 2024 |work=BBC}}{{Cite news |last=Redford |first=Chrissie |date=17 October 2023 |title=Heritage group hopes sails will turn again on Dobson's Mill in Burgh le Marsh by 2026 |url=https://www.lincolnshireworld.com/news/people/heritage-group-hopes-sails-will-turn-again-on-dobsons-mill-in-burgh-le-marsh-by-2026-4374171 |access-date=4 July 2024 |work=Lincolnshire World}}