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  Old Buckenham Windmill

Location
Grid reference -
TM 062 909.
OS Sheet - 144.
Off B1077, about 5 miles south of Attleborough. Turn at village green in Old Buckenham.

A 6-storey tower mill with a 23-ft diameter cap, believed to be the largest in England. The mill was built in 1818 and originally had five pairs of millstones. It was once owned by J & J Coleman Ltd and Prince Duleep Singh, a friend of Queen Victoria.

Opening times
Normally April to September, 2nd Sunday in the month, 14.00 - 17.00. However during 2010 may be closed for repairs.

Enquiries
Murray Curtis
Tel - 01953 454371
or Norfolk Windmills Trust
Tel - 01603 222705

Web site
www.banhamandthebucks.co.uk/windmill/index.html
http://www.norfolkwindmills.co.uk
/details.htm
#Buckenham

 


Photograph
© Jim Woodward-Nutt
under this Creative Commons Licence

 
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