Description

TG 41 SW ASHBY WITH OBY

6/4 Wiseman's Mill at TG 40921379

- II*

Drainage windpump. Dated 1753, by Robert Martin. Brick. 4 storey tapering circular brick tower with batter to top stage. Segmental-headed door to east below blocked window. One second floor window above and to south. Curb track intact with cap frame and fan stage. Striking gear wheel. 2 stocks but no sails are connected to windshaft. Brakewheel and upright shaft lead to crownwheel. Originally water pumped by turbine, later gearing connects to adjacent steam engine shed.

Listing NGR: TG4092213796

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17554399

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Recommended Books

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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)