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Alvingham Mill and barns 0986-

Slightly different composition and shorter focal length than the earlier post

Alvingham Watermill is a fully equipped 3 storey water-powered corn mill.

It is located on a 12th century site; a watermill is known to have been on this site since 1155. But there is evidence that this site has been used for mills previously, with a mill recorded here in the Doomsday Book of 1086.

Alvingham Watermill has an 11 ft diameter by 8 ft wide breastshot water wheel, dated 1782, and cast iron gearing by Sanderson and Louth circa 1820.

Water is channelled from the River Lud and culverted under Louth Canal in a brick tunnel.

 

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Uploaded on July 7, 2026
Taken on June 30, 2026