Alford Windmill
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Alford Windmill is a historic, fully restored five-sailed windmill and popular heritage attraction located in the market town of Alford in Lincolnshire, England.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Heckington Windmill | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
heritage attraction
ⓘ
tower mill ⓘ windmill ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | 19th-century industrial vernacular ⓘ |
| builtFor | John Oxley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtIn | 1837 ⓘ |
| conservation | maintained as working historic mill ⓘ |
| country |
England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| governingBody | local trust or community group ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Alford Five-Sailed Windmill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Grade II* listed windmills in England
ⓘ
Industrial heritage sites in England ⓘ Tourist attractions in Lincolnshire ⓘ Windmills in Lincolnshire ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
fantail
ⓘ
stage around the tower ⓘ white onion-shaped cap ⓘ |
| hasInteriorFeature |
grain bins
ⓘ
hoist mechanism ⓘ millstones ⓘ wooden gearing ⓘ |
| hasView | surrounding Lincolnshire countryside ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationBy | Historic England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | Grade II* listed building ⓘ |
| isTouristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn | market town of Alford ⓘ |
| location | Alford, Lincolnshire, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | brick ⓘ |
| near | Lincolnshire Wolds area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfSails | 5 ⓘ |
| offers |
flour for sale
ⓘ
guided tours ⓘ heritage education activities ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operatedBy | wind power ⓘ |
| partOf | Alford’s historic townscape ⓘ |
| powerSource | wind-driven sails ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | corn milling ⓘ |
| region | Lincolnshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sailType | patent sails ⓘ |
| significance | one of the few remaining working five-sailed mills in the UK ⓘ |
| status | fully restored ⓘ |
| storeys | 5 ⓘ |
| usedAs | educational resource on traditional milling ⓘ |
| usedFor |
grinding grain
ⓘ
producing flour ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Heckington Windmill