Sail installation to start on much-loved windmill

One of the best-loved and most-photographed monuments in the West Midlands is about to be fully restored.

Over the next week, specialist engineers are expected to hoist new sails back on to Chesterton Windmill in Warwickshire.

The tower, which can be seen from the M40 motorway near Warwick Services, has stood on a hilltop overlooking the village of Chesterton, just off the Fosse Way, for almost 400 years.

There are more than 15,000 photographs on Instagram where the location is tagged as Chesterton Windmill, external.

Ayub Khan, Warwickshire County Council's Head of Libraries, Heritage & Culture, and Registration Service, said: "Chesterton Windmill is an iconic monument both in Warwickshire's landscape and as part of our country's history.

"It won't be long until the sails are back on the windmill and it's going to be a very exciting day to watch their installation."

A heritage report prepared for Stratford-on-Avon's planning committee said: "Chesterton Windmill is of extremely high historical, architectural and cultural significance, which is reflected in its designation as both a Grade I listed and a Scheduled Ancient Monument.

"It is one of only four windmills in England to be classified as such.

"The windmill is of national importance."

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