2022
TG1143 : Weybourne Windmill, A149 Sheringham Road, Weybourne
taken 2 years ago, near to Weybourne, Norfolk, England
Weybourne Windmill, A149 Sheringham Road, Weybourne
Grade II Listed windmill with adjoining house now a private residence. The towermill was built in 1850. It previously had a stage around the second floor that contained three pairs of overdriven stones powered by the four double shuttered sails. Reportedly last used in 1916 it fell into disrepair until in 1925 the mill underwent some restoration and all the machinery was removed except the windshaft. During the restoration in 1925, the roof of the granary that butted up against the tower was raised. This meant that the new sails installed in 1969 were considerably lower than the roof line. In 1929, by now a private house, it was owned by J. Sydney Brocklesby, who contemplated replacing the sails to generate electricity to supply the Mill House. The horse power developed depends on the size of sail. A four-arm mill, at an average breeze of 14 m.p.h., produce the following: Diameter of arms, tip to tip = 44 ft - 6 hp; 54 ft -8 hp; 56 ft - 10 hp; 72 ft - 20 hp. The Eastern Daily Press on 4th January 1978 reported that "A windmill at Weybourne was also struck by lightning but the only damage was a burst water pipe.... The lightning struck one of the sails, travelled along the windshaft and burned a small hole in a brass water pipe. The sails appeared to be undamaged... " They further reported in 2008 that the skeleton sails installed by Thompson & Son of Alford in 1969 had "finally succumbed to the ravages of the coastal weather and must be replaced...... New sails must now be made and it will be about three months before the mill is restored to its former glory...." In 1969 when the sails were installed there was no brakewheel and so sails were fixed accordingly to face to the East.
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