Windmill, Norfolk OP04512

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Horsey Drainage Mill, Norfolk. A 4 storey red brick tower wind pump with a boat shaped cap, petticoat, gallery and four sails. Sails set in the diagonal position, reputed to be a warning to Broads smugglers that Customs men were on patrol! The mill fell into disrepair in the 1950s but was restored in 1961 and is now in working order. Photographed by Hallam Ashley in April 1963
Copyright © Historic England
Media ID 1757603
Date: 12th April 1963
Source: Historic England
Copyright Status: Copyrighted Work
Source: English Heritage Images
Job Title: Photographer
Credit: Historic England Archive
Image Size: 5010 x 3787 Pixels
Filesize is 7.62MB
Version 2 is 4.97MB
Associated Categories: 1960 to the present day
Associated Categories: Hallam Ashley Collection (1931-1980)
Associated Categories: Inland waterways
Associated Categories: Inland boating
Associated Categories: Windmills
Keywords: water