Former windmill, Braunston
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Former windmill, Braunston
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 30 Jun 2019
Built in 1800 for milling corn. Originally eight storeys high. Milling ceased in the 1890s and the cap was removed and it was reduced by one storey in 1910. A dome roof was fitted in the 1970s and the mill converted to a residence.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.290953
Longitude
-1.213368