Windmills
From 1500 until 1840, almost all the power to grind corn in the district was provided by wind. Most windmills disappeared long ago, but their sites can be found in placenames and on maps. Drawings, photographs and descriptions identify some of the mill types.
Content generated during research for two paperback books 'Sunderland and its Origins: Monks to Mariners' (ISBN 13 : 9781860774799) and 'Sunderland: Building a City' (ISBN 13 : 978-1-86077-547-5 ) for the England's Past for Everyone series
