The strange tale of the German spy ring at Weybourne windmill
Weybourne Mill from the lane that leads to the sea and coastguard's cottages
There is also a fine example of a tower windmill that has been restored but
not to its working condition. It was first built in 1850. Rumours surrounded
the residents of the mill during the Second World War of spying for the Ger-
mans. Two local policeman were walking down the lane from the old coast-
guard cottages towards the mill at night when they both saw a light flashing
from the top of the mill out towards the sea. Suspicions rose in the village
about the man and his strange wife who lived at the mill.
The man living in the mill was a Mr Dodd's and his wife apparently had a
strong foreign accent which locals described as "like German or Austrian".
Apparently nothing was done (which seems odd, given the wartime condi-
tions and its closeness to Weybourne Camp), but seemingly it bothered one
of the policemen and he went back out a couple of nights later and saw this
again. The story goes that Mrs Dodd's left her bicycle unattended outside the
tennis court one day, and the bicycle fell over. A local picked the bicycle up
and then the bag, which had fallen out of the basket. He took a look inside
and found a radio transmitter. He told the police and a day or two later the
authorities arrived and took the lady and her husband away.