Michael Pakenham Michael Pakenham Sir Michael Aidan Pakenham, (born 3 November 1943) is a British retired diplomat. Pakenham is the third son of Labour politician Frank Pakenham, 7th Earl of Longford, and Elizabeth Harman. He is the brother of Thomas Pakenham, Lady Antonia Fraser and Lady Rachel Billington. He was educated at Ampleforth College and Trinity College, Cambridge, and was an exchange fellow at Rice University. Pakenham was briefly a reporter for the "Washington Post" before joining the Foreign Office in 1965. He served in Nairobi and Warsaw before being seconded to the Cabinet Office 1971–74 as Assistant Private Secretary, then Private
Pakenham Windmill by Thompson's of Alford. "Pakenham Mill" is a five storey tower mill. It has a domed cap with a gallery and is winded by a "fantail". Two of the three pairs of "millstones" remain. The governors for the millstones are driven by chains instead of the more usual belt. The mill is open to the public daily "during working hours" for individuals, and by appointment for parties. It is open on both Saturday and Sunday of National Mills Weekend from 14:00 to 17:30. Pakenham Windmill Pakenham Mill is a Grade II* listed tower mill at Pakenham, Suffolk, England which has