There were four separate mills on Mill Road and a further mill on Godknow Road.

Godknow Road Mill

Millers;

1891 Peter Cranidge, Occupation, Miller, 1891 – Godknow Road, Crowle, Lincolnshire, (1891 Census)

Place: South Mill, Crowle, Lincolnshire, England

Creator: photographer : Muggeridge, Donald William, Mr., b.1918
Date: 31.5.1947
Description: Black and white negative and print made from it of South Mill, a tower mill in Crowle, Lincolnshire, taken on 31st May 1947, by which time it was capless.

Used by courtesy of the University of Kent. http://www.kent.ac.uk/library/specialcollections/mills/r.php/25131/show.html

Mill Road Mills

The 1738 Manorial Plan shows two mills on Mill Road – both at the top of the hill. One on the site of Kingsthorpe Villa and a second mill a short distance to the west of the mill. The mills were known as the East and West Mills.

At the time of the 1738 survey the mills were both the property of Mrs Barton, Parsonage Freehold – as distinct from the Vicarage.

Mill Road Mills on 1890 Map

First Mill on Mill Road

This mill was located to the left of the road just before the Cemetery. A bungalow now occupies the site. The miller’s house still remains but uninhabited.

Millers;

<1802 James Turner
1802 John Hind, of Epworth – Bought the mill from  Mr James Turner. http://crowle.org/?p=1281
1853 In 1853 the when it passed to Anderson and his brothers the mill is described as being a “Plot of land in Crowle field, marked as 42 on the enclosure map and known as Mill Close and also Brick Smock Corn windmill with Stable and Buildings”2.

Subsequently sold to Elijah Fillingham

The wind mill can be seen in this photo of the Baptist chapel.

It appears that by 1921 this mill (though could possibly be another) was no longer in use as the following advert appeared in the Crowle Advertiser.

Crowle Advertiser January 15 1921

Place: Crowle, Lincolnshire, England

Creator: photographer : Muggeridge, Donald William, Mr., b.1918
Date: 31.5.1947
Description: Black and white negative and print made from it of a tower mill by the railway in Crowle, Lincolnshire, taken on 31st May 1947.

Used by courtesy of the University of Kent. http://www.kent.ac.uk/library/specialcollections/mills/r.php/25130/show.html

Second Mill on Mill Road