PREVIEW

Fulwell Windmill was built for Joseph Swan in 1806 using magnesian limestone from the nearby Fulwell Quarry. Restoration work took place during the 1970's through the Tyne and Wear Industrial Monuments Trust and then in 1996, Sunderland City Council began the process that would see Fulwell Windmill restored to its 19th Century working condition

Fulwell Windmill is now the north east's only working windmill, and internally is typical of five floor English tower mills, although it is unique in having the outside gallery built as part of the main structure, topping the first two floors