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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.
The rudder sail of the windmill at Wilton in Wiltshire. It's surprising how well ballanced the whole revolving top of the windmill is. With only a very light breeze that day any slight movement of the sail easily moved the top dome and main sails. The rest in the series can be viewed on my stream. Thanks for visiting.
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The Swan Windmill at the Windmill Island in Holland, Michigan. This is the last windmill to leave the country of Holland. Read the story at www.cafeyak.com/holland.html
The windmills in Schiedam are the highest windmills in the world. They were originally build for the production of Jenever.
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I loved all the windmills on the way out to Pittsburgh from Salt Lake. Not a great picture, but pretty good considering it was taken from the car window.
I went on a wonderful walk to Halnaker Windmill, West Sussex yesterday. "This ancient track follows the route of Stane Street, the London to Chichester Roman road. There’s a feeling of stepping back in time as you pass through a wonderful tunnel of trees. A path then turns off north up to the hill top."
See: www.westsussex.gov.uk/leisure/enjoy_west_sussex/wildlife_...
The plastered and white-washed tapering tower is a landmark in that area and the last remaining windmill of more than a hundred mills in County Down. It is estimated that Ballycopeland windmill was built around the 1780s or 90s, appearing on the first Ordnance Survey maps of the area in 1830s. It was owned by the McGilton family and the mill ground grain until 1915. In 1935 it was acquired by the government of Northern Ireland. Disused for many decades, in 1978, the old windmill was restored to working order again.
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Windmill in Serra do Louro, near Palmela, Portugal.
In the backgroud you see the castle of Palmela.
Serra do Louro hiking tour from Azeitão to Palmela (windmill tour). Serra do Louro is a kind of foothills of the Serra da Arrábida.
Natur und Kultur in Mittelportugal (Nature and Culture in Mid-Portugal), Wikinger-Reisen, September 2011
Windmills again ...I just have a passion for them ...!
These two pumped in tandem in rural Freestate , SA !
We saw the remains of lots of these windmills in Mallorca and wondered what they were for -- maybe water pumps? These are in the city of Palma and we suspect that they were built to impress the tourists rather than as working examples.