An English Heritage [Alliance Member] conservation project has funded work including the re-installation of sails to an 18th century windmill in Suffolk. In doing so, the organisation may also have ensured the 700 year old craft of millwrighting lives on in Britain.
Originally constructed around 1796, Saxtead Green Post Mill near Framlingham in Suffolk was operational as a four-sailed corn-grinding windmill in its prime.The mill fell out of use in 1947, eventually becoming an English Heritage visitor attraction.
Over the past year, English Heritage has worked to deliver a restoration that includes a new set of sails and stocks as well as a replacement staircase.
English Heritage’s National Project Manager described Saxtead Green Post Mill as a “fascinating piece of our industrial history”.
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