2005

SP9952 : Stevington Windmill 1

taken 21 years ago, near to Stevington, Bedford, England

This is 1 of 27 images, with title starting with Stevington Windmill in this square
Stevington Windmill 1
Stevington Windmill 1
Dates back to 1770. Restored in 1921 by a local carpenter and wheelwright Mr P Keech. Acquired by Beds County Council in 1951 when further restoration work was carried out. Reputed to be the last windmill in the country to work with four common (cloth covered) sails.

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Category: Windmill > Windmill
This photo is linked from: Articles: · Windmills Automatic Clusters: · Stevington Windmill [31] · Common Sails [3] · Restored in 1951 [3] ·
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SP9952, 48 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Colin Mitchell   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 15 November, 2005   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 20 November, 2005
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SP 992 528 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:9.8739N 0:33.0659W
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Image classification(about): Geograph (First for SP9952) · First in 5 Years (TPoint) (about)
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