Ashdon Postmill - Crown (C) Ashley Dace :: Geograph Britain and Ireland

TL5942 : Ashdon Postmill - Crown

near to Steventon End, Cambridgeshire, Great Britain

Ashdon Postmill - Crown

The crown and meal floor. The stairs are original, several carvings are dotted about from the 18th C. This is a top and tail mill, so one set above me and the other behind the crown pivot point.

Ashdon Postmill

Also known as Bragg's mill. A grade II listed, mid 18th C postmill that is under restoration. Built in 1757 by William Haylock, it was open trestle (no bricks). The mill was updated in the mid 19th C with governors, iron teeth on the brakewheels and the brick roundhouse. However this is still fairly unmodern considering many postmills had steam engines, fantails and patent sails. Working until 1912 it became derelict. Restoration took place in the 1950s, 1970s and to date.

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2012

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Grid Square: TL5942, 21 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Ashley Dace (find more nearby)
Image classification^?: Supplemental image
Date Taken: Saturday, 11 August, 2012 (more nearby)
Submitted: Sunday, 12 August, 2012
Geographical Context: Industry
Subject Location: OSGB36: TL 5952 4256 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:3.5075N 0:19.5215E