Belgrove Railway Windmill - Belgrove, New Zealand
S 41° 26.981 E 172° 57.584
59G E 663695 N 5409468
An excellent example of a wooden railway windmill.
Waymark Code: WM88WC
Location: South Island, New Zealand
Date Posted: 02/19/2010
Views: 7
Situated beside State Highway 6 at Belgrove. This old wooden windmill was used to pump water to fill the steam engines on the Nelson to Glenhope Railway before beginning the asent to the Spooner's Tunnel. It was in operation till 1955 and it still stands behind the site of the old railway station. Now it is used for domestic purposes.
Date of Manufacture: 01/01/1897
Purpose: Water Pumping
Open to the public: yes
Is This Windmill Functional?: Yes!
Windmill Farm: no
Cost: 0.00 (listed in local currency)
Museum on Site: no
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