Chillenden Windmill, Chillenden, Kent:: OS grid TR2654 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland

TR2654 : Chillenden Windmill, Chillenden, Kent

near to Chillenden, Kent, Great Britain

Chillenden Windmill, Chillenden, Kent

The post mill was built in 1868. It to be rebuilt after it was blown over and collapsed in 2003. See Link

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Windmills, Post Mill

There are three main types of windmill in Great Britain. The post mill, smock mill and tower mill.

The post mill is of a timber framed construction with weather-boarded sloping external walls. It was manually positioned by hand to face the wind, unlike the smock and tower mills which had pivoting top with a tail fan.

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2009

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Grid Square: TR2654, 22 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Oast House Archive (find more nearby)
Image classification: Geograph
Date Taken: Saturday, 4 July, 2009 (more nearby)
Submitted: Saturday, 4 July, 2009
Category: Windmill (more nearby)
Subject Location: OSGB36: TR 2689 5423 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:14.5260N 1:14.9576E
Photographer Location: OSGB36: TR 2672 5430
View Direction: East-southeast (about 112 degrees)