Eastbridge Windpump, Smock mill at The Food Museum in Stowmarket, England.
The octagonal Eastbridge Windpump stands 30 feet high on a brick base with four patent sails spanning 44 feet and a boat-shaped cap.
Built in the mid-nineteenth century by Robert Martin, the windpump operated until 1940 and was later rebuilt at the Museum of East Anglian Life in 1979.
The windpump represents traditional water management techniques used in East Anglia, where such structures were essential for agricultural land drainage.
Visitors can examine the cast-iron mechanism, including the brake wheel, wallower, and three-throw plunger pump during museum opening hours.
The structure incorporates parts from another collapsed smock mill, added in the 1920s to reinforce its frame beneath the weatherboarding.
Location: Stowmarket
GPS coordinates: 52.18220,0.99222
Latest update: March 4, 2025 18:39
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