Denver Windmill

Denver Windmill
The restored mill, April 2006
Map
Origin
Mill nameDenver Mill
Grid referenceTF 6050 0121
Coordinates52°35′06″N 0°22′03″E / 52.5850°N 0.3676°E / 52.5850; 0.3676
Operator(s)Denver Windmill Ltd
Year built1835
Information
PurposeCorn mill
TypeTower mill
StoreysSix
No. of sailsFour sails
Type of sailsDouble Patent sails
WindshaftCast iron
WindingFantail
Fantail bladesSix blades
Auxiliary powerSteam engine, later replaced by a diesel engine
No. of pairs of millstonesThree pairs

Denver Windmill is a Grade II* listed[1] tower mill at Denver, Norfolk, England. In March 2010, there were about 374,000 list entries of which 5.5% were Grade II* and even fewer were superior.[2]

  1. ^ Historic England. "WINDMILL IN SLUICE ROAD, DENVER, KINGS LYNN AND WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK (1077850)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 July 2009.
  2. ^ "Listed Buildings". English Heritage. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2011.