Signboard
says:
Cambridgeshire County Council
Chishill Windmill
This post mill is an interesting example of rural engineering and is scheduled as an historic monument.
Built in 1819 using timbers from an earlier mill of 1726 it was last worked in 1951.
Restoration was carried out in 1966 by R Thompson & Sons Millwrights of Alford, Lincs.
The mill is open to the general public from 1st April to 31st October and the key may be obtained from :-
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Great Chishill
Great Chishill, 8th May 2005
This England magazine cover showing Great Chishill post mill, issue Spring 1998
This England magazine
Great Chishill,
, 20/10/80
© Trevor Stainwright collection
Great Chishill,
, 20/10/80
© Trevor Stainwright collection
Great Chishill,
, 20/10/80
© Trevor Stainwright collection
Great Chishill,
, 1958
© T C Vickers collection
post millPhotos: (1) Farries 3 (a) w/o (2) NMR (a-j) w/o (k) as preserved, post-1966 (3) Wailes (TEW) (a) w/o, middle distance (4) Wailes (WIE) (a) w/o (on front of dust jacket of 1970s reprint) (5) Wailes (WIC) (a) w/o (6) HM (a) w/o, middle distance (7) Col.l (a-b) w/o (c) w/o (shows lower part of body with trestle timbers and fantail; part of sail visible) (8) Reynolds (a) drive to ladder wheels from fan (9) A C Smith (WIC) (a) as preserved, September 1970 (10) Vince 1981 (a) as preserved (11) Vince 1993 (a) tailwheel and stone nut (b) governors, spout and flour bin (12) Buckland (a) close-up of fantail, 11 June 1960 (13) Alderton and Booker (a) as preserved (14) Gregory and Wright (a) as preserved (15) Vince 1968 (a) as preserved (16) Stevens (a) as preserved (b) tentering gear and supporting frame (17) Vince 1984 (a) tailwheel and stone nut (b) governor, spout and flour bin (18) Vince 1973 (a) as preserved (19) UOK (MC) (a-c) w/o, August 1933 (d) detail of fan, August 1933 (e) w/o, July 1936 (f-g) w/o, January 1941 (h) lower buck, trestle and ladder, July 1936 (i-j) cart loading beside steps, January 1941 (k) miller Mr Pegram in doorway, January 1941 (l) hand gearing on fan, January 1941 (m) fan gearing (automatic), January 1941 (n) view of fan and rear extension, July 1950 (o-r) w/o, July 1950 (s) detail of trestle, July 1950 (20) NCL (RW) (a) w/o (21) P Unwin, "Old Windmills Of Chishill", The Ely Resource and Technology Centre 1977 (a) w/o, 1892, before fitting addition of extension and corrugated iron sheeting (b) w/o, 1916 (sheeting still not added) (c) w/o, 1936 (d) derelict with four sails, 1965 (e) restoration in progress, 1966, with corrugated sheeting still on (f) as (e) but showing new sails on ground awaiting fitting (g) as preserved (h) view of trestle (i) view of fantail (j) view of sail frame and spider (k) view of spout floor showing post (l) fan carriage and steps (m) headstones (n) windshaft, brakewheel and stone nut (o) tailstone and tailwheel
Images from Historic England - hover over image to see copyright info, and to enable zoom
Great Chishill Windmill, Barley Road, Great And Little Chishill, Great Chishill, South Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire
Sep 1947 - Photograph (Negative)
Barley Road, Great And Little Chishill, South Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, SG8 8SB
31 Jul 2003 - Photograph (Digital)
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