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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.

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by Oast House Archive

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


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TQ8816 : Hog Hill Mill by N Chadwick
TQ4529 : Nutley Windmill by N Chadwick
TA0208 : Wrawby Post Mill by Richard Croft
TA0208 : Wrawby Post Mill by Richard Croft
TQ2340 : Lowfield Heath Windmill by N Chadwick
TQ3245 : Outwood Windmill in Surrey by John P Reeves
TA0208 : Wrawby Post Mill by Richard Croft
TQ8331 : Rolvenden Windmill by N Chadwick
TQ8331 : Rolvenden Windmill, Benenden Road by Oast House Archive
TR2654 : Chillenden windmill by Chris Allen
TQ8816 : Hog Hill Windmill (3) by N Chadwick
TQ4529 : Nutley Windmill by Oast House Archive
TQ4529 : Nutley Windmill in East Sussex by John P Reeves
TA0208 : Wrawby Post Mill by Richard Croft
TQ3013 : Jill windmill, Clayton - patent sails by Chris Allen
TQ3245 : Outwood Windmill by Oast House Archive
TQ8331 : Rolvenden Windmill, Benenden Road, Rolvenden, Kent by Oast House Archive
TQ5628 : A glimpse of Argos Hill Windmill by N Chadwick
TQ2340 : Lowfield Heath Windmill by James
TQ2340 : Charlwood Windmill by N Chadwick
TQ4529 : Nutley Windmill by N Chadwick
TQ8331 : Rolvenden Windmill by N Chadwick
TQ8816 : Hog Hill Windmill (2) by N Chadwick
TQ8331 : Rolvenden Windmill by N Chadwick
TQ2350 : Reigate Heath Windmill by N Chadwick

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