Construction of mill 1837 (≈ 1837)
Stone mill tower built in Bords.
1914
Final judgment
Final judgment 1914 (≈ 1914)
End of milling activity.
17 janvier 1939
MH classification
MH classification 17 janvier 1939 (≈ 1939)
Registration as a Historic Monument.
1958
Devastating storm
Devastating storm 1958 (≈ 1958)
Loss of guivre and mechanisms.
24 juillet 2014
Repeal of classification
Repeal of classification 24 juillet 2014 (≈ 2014)
Withdrawal of MH registration.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
The Order of 17 January 1939 listing the historical monuments of the windmill of La Groie-Quetier (Case AD 237) is repealed by Order of 24 July 2014
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Origin and history
The windmill of La Groie-Quetier, built in 1837 in Bords (Charente-Maritime), is a tower-type mill, built of stone and cement, with a roof in wood core. It operated until 1914, the date of its final arrest. Nearby was a second mill, now extinct. This monument illustrates the typical architecture of the windmills of the region, numerous until the middle of the twentieth century.
Until 1958, the mill retained its guivre, its twisted wings and its internal mechanisms, lost during a storm that completely discovered it. Although subsequently restored, its mechanism has now completely disappeared. It symbolizes the rural industrial heritage of Charente-Maritime, where windmills played a key role in the local economy until the 1940s.
Ranked as a Historic Monument by order of 17 January 1939, the mill was repealed on 24 July 2014. Located at 22 rue de la Tour in Bords, it remains an emblematic vestige of the agricultural and artisanal history of the region. Its location, noted as "passable" (5/10), reflects the geographical uncertainties of the available data.
