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Leach's Mill & St Augustine's Church, Lynn Road, Wisbech 1880s.

Leach’s Mill, Lynn Road, Wisbech

History of Leach's Mill

Wisbech OS 1900

Leach’s Mill was one of few eight-sailed windmills in England.

1869 St Augustine’s Church built (on right of photo)

1895 during ‘Windy Sunday’ 24th March one of the sails was blown off.

1897 all the sails removed

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