2011

TQ7735 : Cranbrook Windmill

taken 14 years ago, near to Cranbrook, Kent, England

This is 1 of 11 images, with title Cranbrook Windmill in this square
Cranbrook Windmill
Cranbrook Windmill
Grade I listed. LinkExternal link
Cranbrook Union Windmill

Built in 1814, it is the 2nd tallest windmill and the tallest smock mill in England at almost 22 metres (72 feet) high. It has nine different levels. It is a working mill run by volunteers and is open to the public at weekends, Bank Holiday Mondays and by appointment, from March to September.

The windmill is own by Tunbridge Wells Borough Council who took it over in 1960 and later restored it. For more information LinkExternal link

Grade I listed.

Grade I and Category A listed buildings and structures

Grade I listed buildings and structures are of exceptional, even international importance. There are over 6,000 in the country. Only 2.5% of listed buildings are Grade I listed.
In Scotland the classification is Category A
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TQ7735, 187 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
N Chadwick   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 13 April, 2011   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 23 June, 2011
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 7788 3596 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:5.7215N 0:32.3361E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 7776 3599
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East-southeast (about 112 degrees)
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