GB-620528 Chesterton Windmill in Warwickshire, England

Chesterton Windmill is a 17th-century cylindric stone tower windmill with an arched base, located outside the village of Chesterton, Warwickshire. It is a striking landmark in South-East Warwickshire.

The windmill stands on a hilltop overlooking the village of Chesterton for nearly 350 years. It was built around 1632-1633, probably by Sir Edward Peyto and could conceivably been designed by Inigo Jones.

Chesterton Windmill is built of hard local limestone, with sandstone detailing, on a shallow platform of 71 feet 9 inches (21.87 m) in diameter. There are four windows in the tower, two small and two much larger with stone mullioned windows. Beside the open ground floor within the arches there are two more floors to the mill.

This postcard came from Nerdbird (27 January 2015) Postcrossing. This photograph was taken by Eric de Maré (1910-2002) a British photographer and author, described as one of the greatest British architectural photographers.