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TL4138 : Great Chishill Mill - inside the buck

taken 1 year ago, near to Great Chishill, Cambridgeshire, England

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Great Chishill Mill - inside the buck
Great Chishill Mill - inside the buck
An open trestle post mill that could date from 1712 and was possibly rebuilt in 1819. The current patent sails were installed c1912-16. It is winded by a fantail and there are two sets of French burr stones in the buck. It is listed Grade II*.
This shows the tentering governor for the front (head)set of French burr stones.

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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Place: Cambridgeshire Primary Subject: Windmill other tags: Great Chishill Windmill Post Mill Grade II(star) Listed Building Milling Machinery Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Current Patent Sails were Installed C1912-16 [12] · Inside the Buck [6] Title Clusters: · Great Chishill Mill - inside the buck [6] ·
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TL4138, 50 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Chris Allen   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 22 June, 2025   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 24 June, 2025
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TL 4131 3884 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:1.7985N 0:3.5044E
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OSGB36: geotagged! TL 4131 3884
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