Derbyshire's Heage Windmill has sails reattached after repair

Heage Windmill is the last stone-towered, six-sailed windmill in England and the only working windmill in Derbyshire

A landmark windmill has had its sails replaced as part of a programme to refurbish the historic building.

Workers reattached the sails at Heage Windmill, near Belper, Derbyshire, which had been removed for repairs in July.

The work has been funded by donations from individuals, companies and organisations.

The mill is the last stone-towered, six-sailed windmill in England, and the only working windmill in Derbyshire.

Workers were fortunate to have low winds so the task of reattaching the sails, which weigh about three quarters of a tonne (750kg), had been completed on Wednesday.

They worked into the dark to finish the project, so villagers were able to wake up to the windmill back to its full glory.

Completed in 1797 and fully restored in 2002, the windmill sits atop a hill looking towards the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site.

The work has ben funded by donations from individuals, companies and organisations

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