sentences:  Richard Alwen died in 1884,and the mill was taken by Thomas Dives, grandson of Richard Alwen Sr.The mill was abandoned in 1892 as unviable by Alfred Rayson, at the time being only used for grinding animal feed.The windmill was struck by lightning in 1899. and again in April 1906, when a sail was set on fire, but the local fire brigade managed to save the mill.