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Kinderdijk windmills: unique & iconic water management
A significant part of Holland is situated up to approximately 7 meters below sea level. The Dutch don’t notice any of this though, because an incredibly innovative and intricate system keeps the ever-rising seawater from flooding the land. Even during spring tide, the Dutch are safely guarded from being washed away…
The most important aspect of UNESCO World Heritage Kinderdijk is undoubtedly the unique collection of 19 authentic windmills, which are considered a Dutch icon throughout the entire world.
(As seen in: www.kinderdijk.com/ )
The three windmills of Lotte Hotel in Jeju-do, South Korea. The main one with the logo "Pungcha lounge" serves as an Italian/Western restaurant with delicious cuisines.
Pungcha Lounge, Lotte Hotel, Jeju-do
Smøla Wind Farm is a 68 turbine wind farm located on the island of Smøla in Norway. It’s the largest wind farm in the country and the largest onshore wind farm in Europe. The farm covers an area of 18 square kilometres. The farm was built in two phases The first stage (20 x 2.0 MW) was opened September 5, 2002 and the second (48 x 2.3 MW) in September 2005. The maximum production capacity is 150 MW and is’s generates 450 GWh in average per year.
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While trying out a new motorcycle track I passed this windmill near Tilburg. Sad to say, the landscape has changed of the years and now the windmill is surrounded by new buildings. So I had some hard time to frame the picture to exclude all those interfering elements.
The only way to get the entire windmill is to either stand far on the road or use a wide angle lens. I picked the second solution as getting run over by a car did not really appeal to me.
Jill is a post mill originally built in Dyke Road, Brighton, in 1821. It was known as Lashmar's New Mill and was built to replace Lashmar's Old Mill. In 1830, the Windshaft broke, bringing the sails crashing to the ground. A painting by Nash dated 1839 and an engraving in the Handbook to Brighton (1847) show her to have had a roof mounted Fantail.
In 1852 she was moved to Clayton by a team of horses and oxen. The site is now Belmont—a short street of Grade II-listed villas.
The working life of the mills ended in 1906 and in 1908 Jill was damaged in a storm. She lost her fantail and sails over the years until in 1953 restoration was carried out by E Hole and Son, the Burgess Hill millwrights, funded by Cuckfield Rural District Council.
In 1978, restoration of Jill to working order was commenced. Jill ground flour again in 1986. During the Great Storm of 1987, the mill's sails were set in motion with the brake on, setting fire to the mill. Some members of the Windmill Society were able to get to the mill and save her.
Today, Jill is in working order and open to the public most Sundays between May and September. She produces stoneground wholemeal flour on an occasional basis. The vast majority of her flour is sold to visitors. It is ground from organic wheat, grown locally in Sussex. On the occasions when the wind is blowing and Jill is in operation, a guide is available to explain the process of milling. Jill Windmill is owned by Mid Sussex District Council.
Jill is a post mill with a two-storey roundhouse. She has four Patent Sails and is winded by a five blade fantail mounted on the tailpole. The windshaft is wooden, with a cast iron poll end dated 1831. Jill has two pairs of millstones, arranged Head and Tail. The compass arm Tail Wheel shows evidence of having been used as a Brake Wheel at some time. The main Post of Jill is made from four separate pieces of timber, a feature seen in some Sussex post mills and only found in this and Argos Hill Mill today.