Remains of South Common Windmill
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Remains of South Common Windmill
Image: © Simon Carey Taken: 26 Dec 2010
The base of the former smock mill is all that remains of the South Common Mill which was originally erected at nearby Yokehurst in 1790 before moving to this site around 1808. It worked at this site on South Common through the period of enclosure in the mid 19th century and stopped working in 1889 having suffered severe damage in gales during 1884. Unlike the mill on North Common this one was not preserved but was abandoned and left to gradually fall down.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.940529
Longitude
-0.026664