Morgan Lewis

Morgan Lewis

The Morgan Lewis windmill in Barbados is the largest and only fully functional sugar windmill in the Caribbean. After its closure in 1947, the mill was donated by its owner, Egbert L. Bannister, to the Barbados National Trust for museum preservation in 1962. The site was added to the World Monuments Watch list by the World Monuments Fund in 1996. The Barbados National Trust began restoration the following summer. In 1997, American Express provided financial support for emergency repairs. The mill was demolished for restoration that year and reopened in 1999. With all its original working parts intact, the project was completed and the sails were able to spin again, grinding sugar cane again after more than half a century. It is one of only two sugar windmills still in operation in the world today. During the " crop " season, from February to July, the sails are set in place and it operates on a Sunday of each month, grinding cane and producing cane juice. Inside the mill, there is a museum with artefacts from the sugar factory and the plantation, as well as an exhibition of old photographs. Visitors can also climb to the top of the mill. As of 2013, the Morgan Lewis windmill features on the reverse of the Barbadian $2 bill.