2005

TM4697 : Herringfleet Marsh Mill

taken 19 years ago, near to Herringfleet, Suffolk, England

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Herringfleet Marsh Mill
Herringfleet Marsh Mill
A view of the sails on TM4697 : Herringfleet Marsh Mill. These are cloth sails: "the sails are fitted with a framework on one edge and a canvas is stretched across the sail when ready to run" LinkExternal link . "This particular mill was erected before the innovation of winding gears, or “curbills”, and has to be pulled round by hand so that the sails are face on to the wind."

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Category: Drainage mill
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TM4697, 81 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Derek Harper   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 27 June, 2005   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 24 June, 2009
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TM 4654 9762 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:31.2383N 1:37.9577E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TM 4654 9762
View Direction
EAST (about 90 degrees)
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