2008

TQ8331 : Rolvenden Windmill, Benenden Road, Rolvenden, Kent

taken 16 years ago, near to Rolvenden, Kent, England

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Rolvenden Windmill, Benenden Road, Rolvenden, Kent
Rolvenden Windmill, Benenden Road, Rolvenden, Kent
Rolvenden Windmill

Late C17 or early C18 Grade II* listed post mill. Four sweeps.

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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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Industry Primary Subject: Windmill Category: Windmill > Windmill
This photo is linked from: Articles: · Windmills Automatic Clusters: · Rolvenden Windmill [21] · Benenden Road [12] · Kent [4] Other Photos: · Rolvenden Village Sign Title Clusters: · Rolvenden Windmill, Benenden Road, Rolvenden, Kent [2] ·
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TQ8331, 106 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Oast House Archive   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 28 July, 2008   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 28 July, 2008
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 8375 3150 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:3.2067N 0:37.2244E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 8352 3164
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East-southeast (about 112 degrees)
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