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12 August 2011

A visit to Stembridge Tower Mill which is in the care of the National Trust.
The mill is half a mile east of High Ham.

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The mill dates from 1822 and is the last surviving thatched windmill in England. The mill has recently undergone an extensive renovation.

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An alternative angle on the mill. The bush on the right is a Mulberry as depicted in the children’s nursery rhyme “Here we go round the mulberry bush”.

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And here are the Mulberries.

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The information board in the car park.