TQ2355 : Tadworth Windmill

near to Kingswood, Surrey, Great Britain

Tadworth Windmill
Tadworth Windmill
This post windmill stands at the northern end of Banstead Heath. Documentary evidence suggests that this site has carried a mill or mills for more than six centuries. The mill was assisted by a stationary steam engine, before it ceased turning in 1902. It has been hit by 2 bombs, once in 1941 and again in 1944 when it was hit by a flying bomb.
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John Barrett   (find more nearby)
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Date Taken
Wednesday, 25 May, 2005
Submitted
Thursday, 26 May, 2005
Category
Windmill   (find more nearby)
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 236 555 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:17.1142N 0:13.7424W
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