Processing Building Remains

The Morgan Lewis Mill ceased grinding sugarcane for commercial purposes in 1947 and was subsequently given to the Barbados National Trust for use as a museum. The mill slowly decayed in the twentieth century. In 1996, a group of architects, engineers and craftsmen analyzed key problems at the site and determined what was needed to stabilize the mill and correct the deficiencies that threatened the building with collapse. Rotting timbers and other structural weaknesses necessitated the dismantling, repair, and reinstallation of the mill’s arms, wind shaft, and main cap frame. The issues with the remains of the processing building have yet to be addressed.