Cranbrook Windmill Greeting Card

Cranbrook Windmill Greeting Card

Cranbrook Windmill greeting card is from North East artist Emily Ward's beautiful range of blank art cards. This greeting card has been created from original artwork by Emily.

Cranbrook Windmill is shown in a colourful and expressive style on Emily’s art greeting card. The mill itself, painted in soft shades of cream and grey, rises gracefully with its sails reaching across the sky. Above, the backdrop is alive with tones of blue and purple, dotted with splashes of pink, yellow, and violet that give the sky a sense of movement and energy

In the foreground, a lively meadow of wildflowers spreads across the artwork, created with playful strokes and dots of purple, blue, green, and yellow.

The contrast between the solid, historic windmill and the bright, animated colours around it gives the piece a joyful quality, celebrating both heritage and the beauty of nature.

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Cranbrook Windmill

Cranbrook Windmill, more commonly known as Union Mill, is a defining feature of Kent and the tallest surviving smock mill in Britain. Built in 1814, it rises more than 70 feet and was originally driven by wind to grind corn into flour for the surrounding community. Its striking white timber frame, narrowing upwards to a cap topped with sweeping sails, makes it a prominent landmark on Cranbrook’s skyline.

Now carefully maintained and still in working condition, the mill allows visitors to explore its traditional machinery and discover the important part it played in local industry. Today, Union Mill stands as both a treasured attraction and a lasting symbol of Cranbrook’s rural heritage and craftsmanship.