Hunsett Windmill

Geobox|Windmill
name = Hunsett Drainage Mill
category = Windmill

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image_caption = Hunsett Drainage Mill


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country = England
state = Norfolk
region = East of England
district = North Norfolk
municipality = Stalham
location = River Ant near Stalham
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established =1860
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owner = Privately Owned
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map_caption =Hunsett Windpump within Norfolk
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Hunsett Windpump is located on the east bank of the River Ant one mile north of Barton Broad in the English county of Norfolk. The Windmill is 1.2 miles south west of the town of Stalham. [ "OS Explorer Map OL40” – The Broads. ISBN 0-319-23769-9.]

Description

The Windmill was built in 1860 and is constructed of red bricks. The mill has a White boat shaped cap sails and a fantail. [The Norfolk Windmill Trust, Windmills to Visit Guide. 3rd Edition 1982. Page 12, The Morris Printing Co Ltd 57-61 Pitt Street Norwich, Location Details and Description] The windpump once ran two scoop wheels. The tower had four patent sails. It was restored around c. 1970 along with the mill house and is privately owned. Hunsett wimdpump is probably the most photographed windmill on the Broads appearing as it does on most postcards. This is due to its chocolate box picture setting. The Mill is quite hard to get to, being at the Northern end of the Norfolk Broads network and it has no road access.

History

Major damage was caused to the sails of the windmill in the Great storm of 1987, [Recollection of David McCormick - 8th November 2007 from the Norfolk Mills Website] which resulted in one of the sails being completely replaced with wood especially shipped all the way from Canada. On 5 May 2007 another storm caused the fan to be torn of the fanstage.

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