The update programme for the BBC's Restoration series, broadcast on
2nd January 2004, detailed how the final part of funding for the
restoration of Moulton windmill has now been assembled, after 6 years of
trying. Of the approximate £900,000 cost, The Heritage Lottery Fund is
providing over £700,000, English Heritage £80,000, and contributions
from Lincolnshire County Council, and The European Regional Development
Fund. The sticking point was the replacement of the cap and sails, which
have been classed as "new works" and so are largely not covered by heritage
funding guidelines. To address these, the Friends of Moulton Mill
are fortunate to have contacted John Grimwood, chief executive of
The Oldershaw Group (a
local onion business), who was born in Moulton, and has lived there ever since.
His business has agreed to provide bank guarantees which enable the final
funds to be obtained from the Architectural Heritage Fund. Tenders have
been sent out, and a contractor selected, and work is expected to start
this month (Jan 2004).
The programme included a reprise of the series' original visit to the mill,
with an interview with John Biggadike, the last miller. Janet Prescott
of the Friends of Moulton Mill provided updated info, and John Grimwood
was interviewed. Finally the computer simulation of the mill complete
with sails was shown again, with the sails still rotating the wrong way
round!
Moulton windmill update from Restoration