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Craziest things ever - taller than Buffalo's City Hall. I think each blade is about 200 feet long. Took a crazy hike through a trashed beach, a desert, rock climbed, then paths through (well mostly above) pits of toxic waste from Bethlehem Steel (ass holes) only to find these crazy giants. Getting to the top of the hill (where I was standing for this) was so rewarding! They make a really violent humming noise..which I'm guessing is the turbines making power? Anyway, the day this was taken was probably the first time these have been photographed (also by Joe P, same day) as far as I know/have seen.
In 1860, the British philanthropist Moses Montefiore (1774-1885) built new housing on a hill overlooking the Old City to help relieve the congestion and poverty in the Jewish Quarter. This area is called Yemin Moshe. The windmill was originally built to serve the milling needs of the residents of Montefiore's new developments, but it never became operational because of the lack of wind where it was situated.
Heckington near Sleaford on the line from Lincoln to Skegness is the most perfect of country stations. A level crossing, functional signal box and semaphore signals and of course the 8 sail windmill.
Some experiments with tone mapping. It was a dull grey day so had to make this windmill interesting somehow.
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Cromer Windmill – Hertfordshire’s sole surviving windmill and a grade II* listed building dates from 1681, as determined by a dendrochronological survey conducted in 1998. It stands on an artificial mound just outside Cromer, near Ardeley, in which parish a windmill has stood for nearly 800 years.
Although blown over around 1860, Cromer Windmill was re-built and used until the 1920’s when milling by wind became uneconomic and the mill fell into disrepair. Apart from some repairs conducted in 1938 and sails having already been removed for safety, nothing further was done to the mill until an appeal in 1964 from concerned local people to save the windmill.
Restoration of Cromer Windmill and its internal machinery has taken more than 30 years to complete. Many organisations, including much support from local people, assisted with raising funds and restoration work.
Originally Built by Louis Backhaus, and his brother-in-law Freidrick Brockmann, German craftsmen, between 1875-1876, on a site at Meyers Road near 16th Street, now Lombard, IL. Purchased by colonel George Fabyan from Mrs. Fred Runge for about $8000 and moved to his estate, Riverbank, in Geneva in July 1915.
The History is available as you tour the interior of the windmill for a $2 donation per adult. It's a beautiful thing to see in person. According to the tour guide, there is usually 2 millers there operating the windmill every day, unfortunately, they did not come today. He seemed to think that was unusual...go figure, my luck.
On the edge of town there were four old windmills that were still standing. You could even go INSIDE this one, which was very exciting for me.
The Fabyan Windmill in Geneva, IL. Taken on park closing. The park district police asked some other people to leave, but let me stay. Thanks park district guy!
This is my favourite windmill. I know it from when I was in grade school. I have seen it almost every day, when I played outside. When I come back to Kiel and I can see it from the train, then I know, it will only be a few minutes. This windmill is part of an open-air museum near the place where I used to live as a child.