Description

ALBRIGHTON C.P.
SJ 80 SW
6/6

WINDMILL LANE

The Windmill

II

Windmill, (tower mill) converted to a house. C18 with C20 additions and alterations. Sandstone ashlar base with stepped plinth, red brick upper part, strengthened by iron straps, and projecting wooden upper storey. Three storeys. Windows and entrance all C20. Interior has lost machinery but retains datestone "RW - 1768". External datestone also 1768. During early C20 the windmill was owned by Colonel Thorneycroft of Tettenhall Towers, near Wolverhampton, who built the upper storey as a lookout point from which to survey the distant Shropshire Hills.

This entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 16 February 2017.

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26305410

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Recommended Books

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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)