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Tower mill, Devizes

A wind-powered oil mill and snuff mill in the historic county of Wiltshire, England.

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This was one of a pair of tower mills built at this site c. 1713 to produce oil for lamps. In 1740 they were converted to snuff mills.

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Power source Wind
Mill type Tower mill
Mill function Oil mill, Snuff mill
Archive ID 1761
Location Devizes
Historic county Wiltshire
Country England, United Kingdom
NGR SU 001 614
Latitude/longitude 51.35091228, -1.99847132

Location

References

  • Anthony Bryan, Mills Research Group Database
  • Gregory, Roy, The Industrial Windmill in Britain (Phillimore, 2005) p 139
  • Windmill World

 

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