Ardeley Windmill | |
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Origin | |
Mill name | Cromer Mill |
Mill location | TL 304 286 |
Coordinates | 51°56′27.84″N 0°06′13.22″W / 51.9410667°N 0.1036722°W |
Operator(s) | Hertfordshire Building Preservation Trust www.hertfordshirebpt.org |
Year built | 1681 |
Information | |
Purpose | Corn mill |
Type | Post mill |
Roundhouse storeys | Single storey roundhouse |
No. of sails | Four sails |
Type of sails | Patent sails |
Windshaft | Cast iron |
Winding | Ladder mounted fantail |
Fantail blades | Eight blades |
Auxiliary power | Steam engine, later replaced by an Oil engine |
No. of pairs of millstones | Two pairs, a third pair driven by engine |
Size of millstones | One pair is 4 feet 4 inches (1.32 m) diameter |
Other information | Only surviving post mill in Hertfordshire |
Cromer Windmill, restored in four stages between 1967 and 1998, is a Grade II* listed[1] post mill at Cromer, Ardeley, Hertfordshire, England.