D-block GB-568000-228000
1986 GREAT BARDFIELD WINDMILL
The windmill in Great Bardfield is
3OO years old. It is a brick built
tower with a boat shaped cap and
common sails. The windmill was
originally worked in conjunction with
the watermill. When the water level
dropped at the mill the windmill would
be used instead for grinding the
wheat, which was used for cattle feed.
The present wall around the windmill
is made from the original workings and
cogs of the mill. The steps leading to
the mill are made from the grinding
stones. The workings for the sails are
still in the cap even though the mill
has been converted into a residential
dwelling.
Pictures from this D-block
Written accounts from this D-block
- Introduction To Area
- Introduction To Area
- Cross Farm
- Redfants Manor Farm
- Redfants Manor Farm Part 2
- Walthams Cross
- Walthams Cross Part 2
- Local Housing
- Great Bardfield Windmill
- Great Bardfield Watermill
- Gt Bardfield Watermill Part2
- Bee-keeping
- Mandalay Caravan Site
- Mandalay Caravan Site Part2
- Riding For The Disabled
- Six Apples Craft Shop
- A Day In My Life
- A Day In My Life Part 2
- A Day In My Life Part 3
Map of the area
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