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A black and white photograph of a tall, tapering windmill with four large sails, situated next to a brick building.

Windmill near Littleport Station before 1913

Windmill, nr Littleport Station

History of Windmill

This smock mill was built in the 18th cent and came to be near the station.

A detail from a 1901 Ordnance Survey map showing the location of a windmill labeled Windmill (Corn) near Downham Market road.

Littleport OS 1901

Early 1800s owned by Warner family

1850 purchased by Joseph Canham

1890s steam engine installed

1912 sold at auction for £12 10s and demolished soon after

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