Uphill Windmill, Uphill, Weston-super-Mare, Avon
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Reproduced by permission of English Heritage.NMR
Reference Number: W926
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| Caption: |
From a fire insurance policy of 1789 we know that this tower was built as a windmill in 1729. By 1829 only the walls remained and in 1863 it was used as a beacon. It later became an observation point and then an observatory.
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| Photographer: |
H E S Simmons
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Date Taken: |
April 1935
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| Collection: |
H E S Simmons
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| Archive Holder: |
English Heritage NMR
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| Glossary |
Tower mill |
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