Norfolk Windmills Trust facts for kids
The Norfolk Windmills Trust is a special group (a charity) in Norfolk, England. Their main job is to fix up and look after old windmills in that area.
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Discovering the Norfolk Windmills Trust
What Does the Trust Do?
The Norfolk Windmills Trust works hard to save amazing old windmills. These tall, spinning towers used to do important jobs like grinding grain or pumping water. The Trust makes sure these historic buildings don't fall apart. They want everyone to enjoy them for many years to come.
This means the Trust raises money to help. They also find skilled builders and craftspeople. These experts carefully repair parts like the giant sails, the gears inside, and the wooden structures. It's a big job to keep these old machines working!
Why Are Windmills Important?
Windmills were once super important machines. They used the power of the wind to do many jobs. Some windmills ground wheat into flour for bread. Others pumped water off the land, especially in flat areas like Norfolk. They show us how people lived and worked a long time ago.
These historic buildings are like giant outdoor museums. They help us understand our history and how technology changed over time. The Trust helps keep these important parts of Norfolk's past alive.
Which Mills Does the Trust Care For?
The Norfolk Windmills Trust looks after many different windmills. Some they own, and some they just help to care for. Here are some of the windmills they work with:
- Ashtree Farm Mill
- Berney Arms (This one is looked after by English Heritage and is shown in the picture!)
- Billingford
- Clayrack
- Cley next the Sea
- Denver Windmill
- Dereham
- Garboldisham
- Great Bircham
- Gunton Park Sawmill
- Hobb's Mill
- Horsey (This one is looked after by the National Trust)
- Letheringsett Watermill
- Little Cressingham
- Old Buckenham
- Paston (This mill is owned by a private person)
- Starston
- Stracey Arms
- Sutton
- Wicklewood
