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The only surviving eight sailed windmill in the country, located on the B1394 at Hecklngton, Sleaford, Lincolnshire.
Sat-Nav NG34 9JW.
Fulfilling the requirements of Dutch tourism law. All tourist must have at least one picture of a windmill
Ethnographic Open Air Museum
Farmsteads, windmills, fishing huts, churches and other historic structures were moved to the 100-hectare forest to be preserved for posterity. Some are from as far back as the 17th Century...
They are huge. I was told each blade was delivered as an extra long Simi-truck load.
On a recent trip, we passed a convoy of semi-trucks, each loaded with one colossal segment of the tower. I think we saw at least 8 trucks, (no blades in the group). The photos are only a few inches tall, but believe me, these mills are giant.
The Sint Janshuismolen windmill is one of Bruges four windmills located on the banks of the outer canal ring on the east side of the town. It is one of two windmills in Bruges open to the public (the other can be spotted in the distance).
This is the only one of the four mills that has always been on this place. It was commissioned by the bakers of Bruges and constructed on this place in 1770. It stands on the place where there used to be another mill of the Saint-John's hospital (which was blown down in 1744). It is a wooden standardmill on four brick dice and it is accessible for the public and arranged as a museum.
Bruges has a rich history of mills. When the second walls were erected around the town (end of 13th century); spots were foreseen where mills were built. Maps of the 16th century show that there were no less than 23 windmills on the townwalls. Between the Kruispoort and the Dampoort, where the remaining mills are nowadays, there were eight.
Taken from an inter-urban electric train (1900's), from the Western Railway Museum, out Hwy12, south of Fairfield. It's an enjoyable 12mi round trip, especially with kids, through the Montezuma Hills (grain production and cattle ranching center to the SF Bay Area in the late 1800's), now home to a large wind farm. I noticed this older windmill on the way out. I planned to photograph it on the way back by moving outside, to the trains landing. What I didn't know is how rough the ride was on that last car. I was able to shoot twice, even though I was sure I'd be pitched out, bracing myself on the waist high railing. I had to crop it 10:1 for the older windmill to show up at all but......history (and scale).
Moulton windmill in Lincolnshire is a Grade II listed mill and is claimed to be the tallest mill in the UK.
The nine storied tower mill is 100 ft, 29.6 metres from floor to ogee cap.
Built in 1822 by Robert King it ground wheat and other products, however on the 20th December 1894 the sails were damaged in a gale and had to be removed in 1895.
A steam system was installed to power the mill which continued to operate until 1921.
The Biggadike Family took over the tenancy of the mill in 1924 and continued to grind animal feed until 1995.
A local campaign was established to restore the mill and the project won "Heritage lottery Funding" and with money from many fundraising events by "Friends of Moulton Mill" it succeeded in raising enough funds to restore the mill.
Pitstone Windmill stands in the north east corner of a large field near the parish boundary of Ivinghoe and Pitstone in Buckinghamshire. It is thought to have been first built circa 1627 as this date is carved on part of the framework. This is the earliest date to be found on any windmill in the British Isles. It should be remembered that such a structure would have had to have frequent repairs made to it, so it is quite possible the mill predates 1627.
Thanks to Coffee Nut for the inspiration.
A quick snap of the Post Mill at Mountnessing, on the way to drop-off gifts at my folks. I was lucky as windmill was nicely lit, with dark clouds behind
Images taken in the evening light at the windmills of Kinderdijk.
Nikon D800 - Tamron 24-70 f/2.8 lens
Anyone who knows me knows I can't pass a windmill without a comment, lecture on simpler times, or waiting for me to take a photo which i like. I am guilty of all those things. The above photo is almost all in-camera as I have only adjusted the exposure down a little and cropped to a square. Yes, on a clear day, the skies out here are that blue.