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Herbert Edgoose's store c1920s (Wisbech Museum)

Windmill, Emneth

History of windmill, Emneth

Emneth OS 1901

The mill was built in 1832 for the miller W A Forth. The following millers were W Shepherd, W Racey and James F Racey. The four sails were destroyed by fire in 1912. It was rebuilt and a gas engine installed. It was later demolished.

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