Herne Windmill | |
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Origin | |
Grid reference | TR 185 665 |
Coordinates | 51°21′19″N 1°8′13″E / 51.35528°N 1.13694°E |
Operator(s) | Kent County Council |
Year built | 1789 |
Information | |
Purpose | Corn mill |
Type | Smock mill |
Storeys | Three-storey smock |
Base storeys | Two-storey base |
Smock sides | Eight-sided |
No. of sails | Four |
Type of sails | Double Patent sails |
Windshaft | Cast iron |
Winding | Fantail |
Fantail blades | Six blades |
Auxiliary power | Steam engine Oil engine Electric motor since 1952 |
No. of pairs of millstones | Three |
Other information | Originally built on a single-storey base, raised in 1858 to two storeys |
Herne Windmill is a Grade I listed[1] smock mill in Herne, Kent, England, that was built in 1789.
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