Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham, MockMills 🌍

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Cannon Hill Park: Dutch style post mill

A large scale model, (looking reasonably authentic), permanently installed in the park, but associated with the temporary Tulip Festivals which ran from the 50s-70s. Mentioned in Arthur C. Smith's survey of Warwickshire windmills in 1977. Disappeared in the early 1990's, probably due to arsonists. A time capsule was buried at the former site on the 16th June 1997.

There were other temporary mock mills at the Tulip festivals, including at least a primitive smock mill.

Windmill at Cannon Hill Park 1989 [1989-07-01]

Roy Hughes

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