Whitburn Windmill
Introduction
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Whitburn Windmill
Image: © Alexander P Kapp Taken: 24 May 2011
This stone tower windmill was built in 1796 and was last used as a mill in the mid 1900s. Its last use was a lookout in the WWII. It was restored in 1990/91 by South Tyneside MBC
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Image Location
Latitude
54.956118
Longitude
-1.366145