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Horsey Windpump

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Having succumbed to the ravages of time and the elements, the sails were removed again in 2014. A restoration project started in 2016 to repair and reinstate the cap and sails, with the ambition of restoring the Windpump to full working order. Finally, after a four-month wait of unsuccessful tests in
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But whilst the sails have now turned successfully, this was only the first step in testing the sails with more shutters needing to be added and putting them through their paces in different wind conditions. The hope is that the sails will be turning regularly for visitors later on in the year.
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unfavourable wind, the sails eventually turned on the evening of Wednesday 29 May 2019 for the first time since 1943. This restoration work was awarded 'Building Conservation Project of the Year 2019' at The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) regional awards.
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The Buxton family continue to manage the Horsey estate, emphasising nature conservation. Because of this, the estate has become an internationally important wildlife site. On the estate there are
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The windpump was working until it was struck by lightning in 1943. It was acquired by the National Trust in 1948 from the Buxton Family and has been restored. The mill's damaged
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caused further damage, and repair works were required before the building could reopen to visitors in 1990.
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The present structure was built in 1912 on the foundations of the 18th-century Horsey Black Mill.
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Horsey
Norfolk
Grid reference
TG457221
52°44′28″N 1°38′20.50″E / 52.74111°N 1.6390278°E / 52.74111; 1.6390278
windpump
drainage
windmill
National Trust
Horsey
The Broads
Great Yarmouth
Norfolk
England
listed building
sails
fantail
Great Storm of 1987
waymarked
Brograve Mill
Horsey Mere
Horsey Gap
Brograve Mill
Lambrigg Mill
Historic England
"Horsey Drainage Mill (1373716)"
National Heritage List for England

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