The association therefore bought a plot of land northwest of the town, not far from the three northern post mills.

The earliest post mills in England are thought to have been built in the 12th century.

The earliest post mills were quite small, and this led to problems with stability as they were liable to blow down in strong winds.

Hollow post mills were not common in the United Kingdom.

The windmill is one of only ten post mills in Denmark which still stand in their original setting.

In 1652, Dokkum had five windmills, these were all post mills.

This differs from most post mills, where there are two sets of millstones, each driven directly by the upper wheel.

Button had worked various post mills around Diss and been in business for 24 years at that time.

The first post mills were of the sunken type, where the post was buried in an earth mound to support it.

Dating from 1743, it is one of the country's few post mills which still stand on their original site.