Key Words :- windmill

Address :- French's Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4 3NP
Grid Ref :- TL 44558 59947
Co-ordinates :- Lat 52.218772 , Long 0.114677
Local Authority :- Cambridge City Council
Pre 1974 County :- Cambridgeshire
Site Status :- Listed - Grade II
Historic England List No :- 1337012,

Description and History of Site:-
Plaque reads:

This smock mill was built in 1847 and purchased in 1850 by William French.

Steam powered the mill from 1868. The adjacent roller mill was added in 1896 and a diesel engine replaced steam in 1932.

The sails were removed in 1912.

Four generations of the French family ran the flour milling business until closure in 1956. The windmill was converted to offices in 1986.

Further Reading and References:-
Alderton, David and Booker, John. 'The Batsford Guide to the Industrial Archaeology of East Anglia'. Batsford, 1980
Petty, Mike. 'Memory Lane Cambridge'. Breedon Books Publishing, 1999

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https://capturingcambridge.org/chesterton-2/frenchs-road/windmill-at-chesterton-mills/

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