2011

SU8712 : Windpump - Weald & Downland Museum

taken 13 years ago, near to Singleton, West Sussex, England

Windpump - Weald & Downland Museum
Windpump - Weald & Downland Museum
The windpump is a hollow post mill that was built in the mid nineteenth century. It was originally at Westham, Sussex and was marked on an 1860 map. The windpump was re-erected at the museum in 1975
Weald and Downland Open Air Museum

The museum has around fifty historic vernacular buildings, most of which have been saved from destruction from other sites around the South East and rebuilt to their original form at the museum. Read more at wikipedia LinkExternal link

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.

Windmill article Link


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SU8712, 532 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Paul Gillett   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 21 August, 2011   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 23 August, 2011
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SU 87454 12840 [1m precision]
WGS84: 50:54.5049N 0:45.4507W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SU 87473 12829
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West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
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