About Broad Eye Windmill
The Broad Eye Windmill is a 200 year old listed building in Stafford. The Windmill is undergoing renovation, and is home to Windmill Broadcasting.
Broad Eye Windmill Description
The Broad Eye Windmill is situated in Stafford, the county town of Staffordshire in England. Despite the town having three water mills, not enough flour could be produced to feed the poor of Stafford, as large amounts were being shipped to Birmingham via the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal.
Work started on the Broad Eye Windmill in 1796, which was completed in the early 1800s. Allotment land was made available at Broad Eye for the project, which is one of the lowest lying areas of Stafford Borough, sited next to the River Sow.
The Mill was used as a shop in 1919, and until 1931, it was trading as a butchers shop. American troops used the mill as a wartime store place but it later fell derelict, before being declared a Grade II listed building in 1951.
In 1966, the Friends of Broad Eye Windmill was created to look after the mill with the idea of returning it to its former glory, whilst establishing a heritage and education centre within. Nowadays the mill houses Windmill Broadcasting, an online community radio station.