2010

TQ8331 : Rolvenden Windmill, Benenden Road, Rolvenden, Kent

taken 14 years ago, near to Rolvenden, Kent, England

Rolvenden Windmill, Benenden Road, Rolvenden, Kent
Rolvenden Windmill, Benenden Road, Rolvenden, Kent
Rolvenden Windmill

Late C17 or early C18 Grade II* listed post mill. Four sweeps.

Post Mills

There are three main types of windmills found within Great Britain. Post mills, smock mills and tower mills.

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.

Windmill article Link


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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Industry Primary Subject: Windmill Category: Windmill > Windmill
This photo is linked from: Articles: · Windmills Automatic Clusters: · Rolvenden Windmill [21] · Benenden Road [12] · Kent [4] Title Clusters: · Rolvenden Windmill, Benenden Road, Rolvenden, Kent [2] ·
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TQ8331, 87 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Oast House Archive   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 23 May, 2010   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 28 May, 2010
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 838 315 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:3.2220N 0:37.2681E
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OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 835 316
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East-southeast (about 112 degrees)
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