Cranbrook Windmill postcard is from North East artist Emily Ward's beautiful range of art postcards. This postcard has been created from original artwork by Emily.
Emily’s art postcard depicts the Cranbrook Windmill in a vivid and uplifting style, blending its historic form with a lively palette of colours.The tall smock mill, shown in soft tones of cream, grey, and shadow, stands proudly with its sails stretching wide across the artwork.
Behind it, the sky glows with layers of blue and purple, scattered with flecks of pink, yellow, and violet that add depth and movement. At the base, a field of wildflowers bursts with energy, painted in dotted strokes of purple, blue, yellow, and green.
The strong, timeless presence of the windmill contrasts beautifully with the joyful, colourful landscape.
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Cranbrook Windmill
Cranbrook Windmill, also known as Union Mill, is one of the most famous landmarks in Kent and the tallest surviving smock mill in the United Kingdom. Built in 1814, it stands at over 70 feet high and was originally powered by wind to grind corn into flour for the local community. Its distinctive white-painted wooden structure, tapering towards a cap fitted with large sweeping sails, dominates the skyline of the historic town of Cranbrook.
Carefully preserved and still in working order, Cranbrook Windmill
offers visitors the chance to see traditional milling machinery and learn about the vital role it once played in local life. Today, Union Mill remains both a heritage attraction and a symbol of Cranbrook, reflecting the town’s rural history and engineering ingenuity.
