Welcome to Great Chishill Windmill Trust Ltd
A not-for-profit organisation dedicated to saving our windmill
The windmill at Chishill is one of only five surviving open trestle postmills in the country. It is in urgent need of restoration to save it from collapse and preserve it for future generations.
Great Chishill Windmill Trust now has this in hand.
2017 saw a huge amount of work carried out to restore the mill - rather more than had been originally intended!
Stripping of weatherboarding found a multitude of ills covered by the 1967 re-boarding. We simply could not nail on new boards without addressing the rot. The front, horizontal weather beam was in danger of falling forwards which would have seen the sail assembly crash to the ground.
We are indebted to Historic England for a very significant grant and to the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings, South Cambs Community Chest and the Parish Council for their notable contributions. The local community and Friends of the mill made key contributions to all our initiatives, including the Sponsor a Board Campaign, Recipe Book Sales, Dance Classes and many more.
The year concluded with all structural timbers trimmed to solid material and re-faced with new oak, the structure stabilised with discrete addition of steel reinforcement, the rear porch fully restored and new weatherboarding fitted.
By May 2018, we had the buck completed with extra covering for the roof to ensure long-term water-tightness. Quotations had been received for work needed to repair the tailfan assembly and access stairway. Listed Building Consent had been applied for and HE had agreed that its grant could be used for this essential work. We look forward to seeing the mill turn to wind in the very near future!
Stripping of weatherboarding found a multitude of ills covered by the 1967 re-boarding. We simply could not nail on new boards without addressing the rot. The front, horizontal weather beam was in danger of falling forwards which would have seen the sail assembly crash to the ground.
We are indebted to Historic England for a very significant grant and to the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings, South Cambs Community Chest and the Parish Council for their notable contributions. The local community and Friends of the mill made key contributions to all our initiatives, including the Sponsor a Board Campaign, Recipe Book Sales, Dance Classes and many more.
The year concluded with all structural timbers trimmed to solid material and re-faced with new oak, the structure stabilised with discrete addition of steel reinforcement, the rear porch fully restored and new weatherboarding fitted.
By May 2018, we had the buck completed with extra covering for the roof to ensure long-term water-tightness. Quotations had been received for work needed to repair the tailfan assembly and access stairway. Listed Building Consent had been applied for and HE had agreed that its grant could be used for this essential work. We look forward to seeing the mill turn to wind in the very near future!
Check our News page for more details of our work.
