Burwell windmill (Stevens Mill)

History of Burwell windmill

Listed Building

Tower mill, early C19. Clunch, plastered and tarred. Domed cap with finial. One sailstock of original four, and shafts for fantail and gearing. Under restoration.

A black and white view of a tall, dark windmill with four sails in Burwell, standing beside a dirt path with small outbuildings.

Windmill, Burwell (MoC)

A round, ivy-covered windmill with a thatched roof, featuring a man standing in the upper doorway and a sack on the ground.

Burwell Mill. Mr Heeks the miller stands at the upper door (MoC9/59)

A dark windmill with angled sails stands beside a tall brick chimney and low buildings in a grassy field, with a person in the doorway.

Burwell Mill c.1890 (MoC)

Mr Heeks, miller, is pictured standing at the entrance to the mill. The mill was rebuilt in c.1897.

Building dates

Built 1800–1840

Source for this date

Built 1800–1840: Listed building: early C19

Projects

Burwell

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