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Much Wenlock Windmill
The windmill is one of the best-loved landmarks of the town and is listed in the survey of the manor prepared for Sir John Wynn of Gwydir in 1714 when he bought the Much Wenlock estate from Viscount Gage. On the death of Sir John Wynn in 1719 the Wenlock Estate passed to his cousin sir William Watkins Wynn of Wynnstay.
The Much Wenlock Windmill Trust was formed in 2000 as the result of a survey, sent in the form of a questionnaire to all households when concerns were raised about the deterioration of the building. (Registered charity number 1109806) www.much wenlockguide.info/windmill-trust
Restoration
In order to comply with demands for authentic preservation it was necessary to establish the precise date of original construction. A complete technical survey of the tower was completed with all the relevant data recorded in text and diagrammatic form. The results supported the considered age of the tower to be mid seventeenth century. All the damaged areas of stonework have been reinstated, as have new doors and window shutters of similar design to seventeenth century buildings. Progress of the preservation project has been restricted by the lack of available funding by organisations and public bodies.
A document covering the research activity into the original ownership of the mill has been prepared which charts the successive land owners and the progress of milling technology from the demesne watermills through to the introduction of early stone tower windmills.
The first known miller was a Mr Mason, and the last recorded miller was Mr William Jeffreys in 1850, when the tower ceased operation after having been struck by lightning.
With thanks to Mike Morrey who has devoted years of research to the windmill and its history.
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