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Fan staging on a windmill at Tottenhill in Norfolk, 1936. Artist: HES Simmons

Fan staging on a windmill at Tottenhill in Norfolk, 1936. The fantail is a device for rotating the mill in order to keep the sails facing the wind at all times. This type of fan carriage was traditional in Suffolk, but also used on some Norfolk mills.
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Title:
Fan staging on a windmill at Tottenhill in Norfolk, 1936. Artist: HES Simmons
Caption:
Fan staging on a windmill at Tottenhill in Norfolk, 1936. The fantail is a device for rotating the mill in order to keep the sails facing the wind at all times. This type of fan carriage was traditional in Suffolk, but also used on some Norfolk mills.
Credit:
Album / Heritage Images / Historic England
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Image size:
3540 x 5322 px | 53.9 MB
Print size:
30.0 x 45.1 cm | 11.8 x 17.7 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
1930S • 20TH CENTURY • BLACK & WHITE • BLACK AND WHITE • BUILDING • BUILDINGS • CENTURY • ENGLAND • FAN STAGING • HES SIMMONS • HES • MONOCHROMATIC • MONOCHROME • NORFOLK • PHOTOGRAPH • POST MILL • ROTATING • ROTATION • ROTATIONS • SAIL • SIMMONS • SPORLE • THIRTIES • TOTTENHILL MILL • WINDMILL