Windmill
Charles Paget Wade (Shortlands 1883 - Evesham 1956)
Category
Models
Date
1900 - 1906
Materials
Wood, Glass, Metal
Measurements
208 x 314 x 123 mm; 136 mm (Width)
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Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1338975
Summary
Wooden model of a windmill. Glass in the windows and sails rotate. Square section building with all walls sloping inward toward the top. Pitched roof. Front has a window, divided vertically, with a curved, decorated top, Above ,a smaller similar one. Left side has an arched doorway with fixed, double doors and an arched, divided window above. The back has the metal end of the sails' axle projecting. The right side has an arched, divided window. All windows are glazed with rough pieces of glass inside held by pins. There are four latticed sail arms, which rotate. Made for the Model Village (Wolf's Cove) by Charles Wade, but not apparent on any photographs of the village..
Provenance
Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.
Makers and roles
Charles Paget Wade (Shortlands 1883 - Evesham 1956)