Nottingham's historic Green’s Windmill will be restored to full working order
Here’s when you can expect to see the windmill’s sails catching the air once again!
The historic Green’s Windmill and Science Museum is to be restored to full working order thanks to a £685,000 grant from the National Museum Estate and Development Fund (MEND).
The grant aims to ensure repairs to the mill sails, stock, clamps, fantail, internal machinery, timber, and brickwork, as well as repair of the mill cap (roof).
As a result of the successful funding application by Nottingham City Council, the windmill’s sails will catch the wind once again.
Don’t miss the news that matters to you - get the NottinghamWorld newsletter Built in 1807 to help feed Nottingham’s growing population during the Napoleonic War with grain from the mill; it was famously the home of George Green, the owner’s son from 1841, who devised the Green’s Theorem – a mathematical equation still used in scientific endeavour today.
It opened in 1985 as a museum, working windmill and science centre and since then has been a cultural heart of the local community in Sneinton.
In November 2022, the windmill’s sails were removed for safety reasons while successful funding for restorative works could be secured.
Councillor Pavlos Kotsonis, Portfolio Holder for Leisure and Culture said: “This is fantastic news and it is good to know that the Council has been successful in what was obviously a highly-contested process.
“Our Museums team will now begin the hard work of ensuring the programme of works can be completed over the next 18 months to get the Mill working again.
“The support of the volunteer team at Greens Mill trust will be vital to ensure that this vital asset can be in place for generations to come.”