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Windmill, Poole

A wind-powered rope mill in the historic county of Dorset, England.

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Mill was built around 1791, and operated until 1840. The mill was built by Mr Lawrence Tullock, who established a twine spinning business in Poole in 1784, for the purpose of bawling hemp.

Full details

Power source Wind
Mill type Smock mill
Mill function Rope mill
Archive ID 13517
Location West Butts, Poole
Historic county Dorset
Country England, United Kingdom
NGR SZ 008 907
Latitude/longitude 50.71678376, -1.98955673

Location

References

  • Dorset Windmills
  • Gregory, Roy, The Industrial Windmill in Britain (Phillimore, 2005) p 137
  • Hillier, John, A Portfolio of Old Poole (Poole Historical Trust, 1983) p 100

 

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