Turf Fen windpump

Sunset at Turf Fen windpump, near How Hill on the River Ant in the Norfolk Broads.

 

All the 200 or so windpumps that were built to drain the fens of East Anglia in the 19th century have been replaced with diesel or electric pumps. Most have disappeared or fallen into disrepair; only a handful have been restored and are maintained in working order.

 

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