2015

TQ2340 : Lowfield Heath Windmill

taken 9 years ago, near to Charlwood, Surrey, England

This is 1 of 21 images, with title Lowfield Heath Windmill in this square
Lowfield Heath Windmill
Lowfield Heath Windmill
Lowfield Heath Windmill near Charlwood Village is a post mill. It can be viewed close up, but this photo shows it from a distance.
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: Farm, Fishery, Market Gardening Grassland Primary Subject: Windmill
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TQ2340, 120 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
James   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 27 July, 2015   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 30 August, 2015
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 2348 4072 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:9.1455N 0:14.1507W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 23149 40759
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EAST (about 90 degrees)
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