Fulbourn Windmill Fulbourn · Cambridgeshire · England

Fulbourn Windmill is an octagonal smock corn mill standing on Cambridge Road at Fulbourn. It was built in 1808 by Thomas Hunt of Soham and is timber-framed, with horizontal weatherboarding over a brick first stage. The listed structure has a revolving conical cap and fantail. The interior retains much of its original machinery, including three runner stones. The listed description notes that, unlike most mills in Cambridgeshire, the three runner stones are overdriven, with the great spur wheel on the bin floor.

The mill worked as a wind-powered corn mill until 1937. It then fell into disrepair, with mid twentieth-century photographs recording the mill derelict with sails and later in a ruined condition. Despite that decline, enough structure and machinery survived for the mill to be rescued. A major restoration programme during the 1980s and 1990s saved and restored the local landmark.

Further problems developed in the twenty-first century. Extensive rot was discovered in the sails and fantail in 2013, putting those components at risk. A repair programme was developed to rebuild all four sails and replace the former mock fantail with one capable of turning the cap to wind through refurbished winding gear. A renewed restoration programme for 2025–2026 began with the removal of the sails, stocks, and cap, followed by temporary weather protection. Fulbourn Windmill is now being restored with the aim of returning the listed smock mill to working condition.