St y Nyll Windmill, St Georges-super-Ely

Introduction

The photograph on this page of St y Nyll Windmill, St Georges-super-Ely by Colin Cheesman as part of the Geograph project.

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St y Nyll Windmill, St Georges-super-Ely

Image: © Colin Cheesman Taken: 18 Jun 2021

A Grade II listed structure that has been slowly decaying since first listing in 1986. Built between 1790 and 1820 it is now devoid of all equipment and cap and open to the elements. The barn at the front of the photograph was used for threshing and winnowing and it too is slowly collapsing.

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Image Location

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Latitude
51.496165
Longitude
-3.299302