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Flowerdew Hundred Windmill 
The post windmill at Flowerdew Hundred, built to commemorate the original mill, stands on a ridge overlooking the James River. Constructed by the English millwright, Derek Ogden, it is representative of a type once common in the English Midlands and incorporates features illustrating the development of windmill technology through the eighteenth century. The name "post mill" is derived from the fact that the body and sails were mounted on top of a huge wooden post enabling the sails to be turned into the eye of the wind so that it could operate safely and efficiently. The Flowerdew Hundred Windmill was completed in 1978. It is an outstanding example of the art and work of an almost extinct craft, that of the traditional millwright. The mill stands today because of the generosity and interest of Mr. and Mrs. David A. Harrison, III. |
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