Wymondham Windmill. Built from ironstone and topped with brick, the windmill is a five-storey tower mill circa 1814.

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Wymondham Windmill. Built from ironstone and topped with brick, the windmill is a five-storey tower mill circa 1814. It has an ogee cap and fantail. Originally with six patent sails, known as a Six Arm Lincolnshire Cross. In 1952 it ceased grinding corn (by then, powered by an engine) but continued with cattle feed until 1960. It is one of only four six-sailed windmills remaining in the country.

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Size: 3600px × 2400px
Location: Wymondham, Near Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, UK
Photo credit: © Jim Harrison / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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