2014
TQ2340 : Lowfield Heath Windmill
taken 9 years ago, near to Charlwood, Surrey, England
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Lowfield Heath Windmill
Lowfield Heath Windmill
Lowfield Heath Windmill is a grade II listed Link post mill at Charlwood, which has been restored to working order. The windmill was moved to its preseent when Gatwick was expanded.
Wikipedia: Link
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