Windpump
Westham windpump | |
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Origin | |
Grid reference | SU 8744 1285 |
Coordinates | 50°54′29″N 0°45′29″W / 50.908°N 0.758°W / 50.908; -0.758Coordinates: 50°54′29″N 0°45′29″W / 50.908°N 0.758°W / 50.908; -0.758 |
Operator(s) | Weald and Downland Open Air Museum |
Year built | Mid nineteenth century |
Information | |
Purpose | Pumping water |
Type | Hollow post mill |
Number of sails | Four |
Type of sails | Boarded sails |
Winding | Windvane |
Type of pump | Plunger pump |
The windpump is a hollow post mill that was built in the mid-nineteenth century. It was originally at Westham, Sussex (grid reference TQ 640 043) and was marked on an 1860 map. The windpump was re-erected at the museum in 1975.
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