TQ6412 : The Windmill at Windmill Hill
near to Windmill Hill, East Sussex, Great Britain
The Windmill at Windmill Hill
The Windmill Hill windmill is a Grade II* Listed Building It is a windmill of the post type and at 48'0", the tallest in Sussex. This mill is the last in England to possess the remains of a centrifugal governor system for controlling the sail area.
It was built around 1814, the mill was last worked by the Harmer family who converted it to steam power in 1893 when the sweeps were removed.
It was built around 1814, the mill was last worked by the Harmer family who converted it to steam power in 1893 when the sweeps were removed.
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- TQ6412, 23 images (find more images nearby)
- Photographer
- Stuart Buchan (find more nearby)
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- Date Taken
- Saturday, 12 May, 2007
- Submitted
- Wednesday, 23 May, 2007
- Category
- Windmill (find more nearby)
- Subject Location
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TQ 647 121 [100m precision]
WGS84: 50:53.1434N 0:20.4155E - Photographer Location
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OSGB36: TQ 647 121
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- Northwest (about 315 degrees)
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