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Tower Mills

There are three main types of windmill in Great Britain. Post mills, smock mills and tower mills.

The tower mill is generally the largest of the three, built in brick with a pivoting wooden top and sails, turned by a tail fan.

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by Oast House Archive

Created: Mon, 9 Nov 2009, Updated: Sun, 21 Aug 2011


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TQ6104 : Stonecross Windmill in East Sussex by John P Reeves
TG0444 : Cley Mill by N Chadwick
TG0444 : Cley Windmill by N Chadwick
TQ5643 : Bidborough Windmill by N Chadwick
TR0531 : Newchurch Tower Mill (2) by David Anstiss
TQ5643 : Bidborough Windmill by N Chadwick
TQ9274 : Base of Sheerness Windmill by David Anstiss
TQ5831 : Walter's Mill by N Chadwick
TQ6104 : Stone Cross Windmill by Oast House Archive
TG0444 : Cley windmill at dusk by Malc McDonald
TG0444 : Cley Windmill by N Chadwick
TQ5831 : Walter's Mill by N Chadwick
TG0444 : Cley Windmill by N Chadwick
TQ5831 : Walter's Mill by N Chadwick
TG0444 : Cley Mill by N Chadwick
TQ5643 : Bidborough Windmill by N Chadwick
TR1237 : Stanford Mill by N Chadwick
TQ2908 : Patcham Windmill by Paul Gillett
TG1143 : Weybourne Windmill by N Chadwick
TL5024 : Stansted Mountfitchet Windmill by N Chadwick
TL5024 : Stansted Mountfitchet Windmill by N Chadwick
TG1143 : Weybourne Mill by N Chadwick
TR1749 : Reed's Mill by Oast House Archive
TG0444 : Cley Windmill by N Chadwick
TQ3074 : Ashby's Windmill by N Chadwick

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