Mount Pleasant Windmill was built in 1875 for Edric Lansdall.

In the late 1850's he became the owner of the post-mill which had stood on North Cliff Road for centuries. Unfortunately, this earlier post-mill was blown down in a gale and he ordered the construction of a new tall brick tower mill, Mount Pleasant Windmill.

The initials E. L. and the date 1875 can still be seen above the lintel above the loading back door.

The Snell family were the next millers until they sold the mill in 1936 to the Banks brothers. The sails were taken down at the time of the sale as they had reached the end of their useful life. Milling however continued, albeit for animal food, using a Crossley stationary oil engine to power the mill.

The barn which housed the engine is now our Tea-Room and the grain store next door was converted into a house where we now live.

In 1973, when the Banks brothers decided to retire, the property was sold to Alan Turner who used the grounds to operate a Railway Museum.

In 1991, the windmill was renovated by the new owners, Pat and Jane White with the help of grants from English Heritage and Glanford Borough Council.

Nine years later, in May 2000, we came to see the mill for the first time and by the end of August 2000, Mount Pleasant Windmill had once again changed hands.

We have since continued milling and have been very busy maintaining and repairing the mill. We now grind and sell 10 different kinds of Pure Stoneground Organic Flours.