Sarre Windmill
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Image: © David Dixon Taken: 16 May 2013
Sarre Windmill is a Grade II listed (English Heritage ID:421289 http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?pid=2&id=421289 Images of England) smock mill http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smock_mill . It was built in 1820. The mill was built in 1820 and raised in 1854. In 1861, a steam engine was installed Sarre mill becoming the first windmill in Kent to have a steam engine installed as auxiliary power. The mill fell into disuse in the 1940s and was used as an observation post during the Second World War. The mill It remained semi-derelict until it was restored as a working commercial mill in 1991. It was open to visitors and produced white and wholemeal flour and traditional rolled porridge oats until 2009. Sometime after 2011, the mill was closed and the attached tearoom turned into a holiday cottage (http://www.nationalmillsweekend.co.uk/pages_wind/sarre.htm National Mills Weekend).
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