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Whissendine windmill is two hundred years old.It was disused for many years but was brought back to working order about twelve years ago.It now produces flour which is sold locally.
I am in love with these windmills. They're so strange, so big, so slow, but so cool. On this hot day in July, we drove up and took a picnic in the middle of nowhere just to sit and watch the windmills turn and enjoy the day. It was such a cool little trip. I should take more like that now that I have a better camera.
Every photographer in the area eventually goes and photographs Pitstone Windmill. I took my time getting round to it, but here we go...
Here's some info from Wikipedia...
"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.
The design of the mill is what is known as a post-mill. This means the whole superstructure of the mill rests on one main post. This post arises from ground level through brick and a foundation chamber; the post then acts as a pivot for the timber built structure above with the sails. Consequently, the upper section of the mill and sails could be turned towards the direction of the wind (reinforcements added in the 20th century now prevent the upper section from turning). The mill machinery in the upper rotating section was reached by a long flight of external steps.
For many hundreds of years grain grown in the two adjoining villages was ground at the mill into flour. In 1874 the mill was bought by Adelbert Wellington Brownlow Cust, 3rd Earl Brownlow who owned the nearby Ashridge Estate. He subsequently let it to a local farmer, who ran a successful milling business from the mill.
In 1902 the mill was seriously damaged during an enormous gale, damaging it beyond the price of economic repair. Around 1922 the derelict ruined mill was bought from the Ashridge Estate by a farmer whose land was close to the mill. In 1937 he donated it to the National Trust. However, it was not until 1963 that a band of volunteers began to carry out renovations at their own expense. The mill appeared in an episode of The Champions titled The Invisible Man which was filmed in 1967.[1] In 1970, after an interlude of 68 years, the mill once again ground corn.
Today the windmill is open to the public on Summer Sunday afternoons."
Lytham Windmill is situated alongside the old Lifeboat House
(now defunct) on the Lytham village green.
The current Bidston Windmill was built on Bidston Hill on the Wirral Peninsula, Merseyside in about 1800 and continued working as a flour mill until 1875.
It is believed that there has been a windmill on this site since 1596. This brick built tower mill replaced a wooden 'peg' mill that was destroyed by fire in 1793.
In this style of windmill the top or 'cap' could be turned so that the sails would face the wind from whichever direction it was blowing. You can still see the large wooden chain-wheel at the back of the windmill which was used to slowly turn the roof around by a rack and gear system.
It is believed that this Smock Mill was erected on Beacon Hill in 1802 as the carved initials TB, 1802, standing for Thomas Beard, the owner, are to be seen on one of the original internal timbers. Further evidence of the date comes from the Sussex Weekly Advertiser of the 7th June 1802, which states that a human skeleton was discovered by workmen digging for the foundations of the windmill.
The Mill ground the corn of the village and supplied flour to the local bakers until it ceased to function in 1881. After this time it became progressively dilapidated and the village was in danger of losing their mill.
Ashton Windmill near Chapel Allerton at dawn.
This was meant to be a photo of Burnham Lighthouse but it was far too cold and windy, so we went here instead!?
We found this windmill near a millitary barracks in a park in Denmark. Shortly after I took this pohoto and armed soldier asked us to get off the grass and exit the area. Maybe this Windmill is actually a front for a torture room!