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two Greek windmills of Lassithi Plateau with the white sails unfurled. Crete, Greece. © Patricia Fenn. All Rights Reserved. No usage allowed including copying or sharing without written permission.
Big brother windmill looking over the shoulder of an old standby. This was found in the middle of a huge wind farm located along Rt. 63 just south of Kentland Indiana.
Windmill waiting for a breeze ,
Changed the colors a little bit with Adobe Lightroom (first try)
Made the picture a little warmer and a little higher fill light.
After a number of grants and charity gifts this Windmill was restored and open to the public.
The money has now run out and it's now closed! Shame as it is a beautiful windmill in a lovely setting.
And it was also the windmill used in Jonathan Creek .
Originally built in 1821, the mill was further extended to its current 5 stories in 1870. It is powered by 4 sails, 11 metres in length, and was in commercial use until 1966. Between 1954 and 1966 the mill was used for grinding animal feedstuff using newly-installed electric rollers but also continued producing stoneground flour, too. The mill was sold to the local council in 1969 for £1 and after being renovated was opened in 1974 as a working museum. The mill is open to visitors all week, milling takes place from Wednesday to Sunday weather permitting. Adjacent warehouses contain the Museum of East Riding Rural Life, including a famous 'Wolds Wagon' built by P.H. Sissons & Sons, which was originally lent to the Beverley Army Museum of transport. P.H. Sissons & Sons were based at Beswick and built wagons from 1854 onwards
"Look Behind the Windmill" at the water being pumped away. Wonder where all the pumped water goes? They seem to be surrounded by water. They stage the mills in groups of three (1.5 m each), to raise the level of the stream by 4.5 meters, around 15 feet, to a community drainage canal that is above sea level which then drains into the North Sea.
Wilton Windmill stands high above the small village of Wilton, near Marlborough in Wiltshire, on a site that provides magnificent views of the surrounding hills. The mill was originally constructed in 1821 when the construction of the Kennet and Avon canal meant that local watermills were no longer viable.
Brill Windmill
Windmills have been a feature of Brill since at least the 13th century. Two fields adjacent to the Thame road are named Milldene and Millpiece, signifying connections with the earliest siting of windmills in Brill around 1250.
The present windmill on Brill Common was probably erected sometime in the 1680s. Although not quite the oldest windmill in England, it is one of the best preserved of the dozen or so 17th century 'post-mills' still standing. (Pitstone Windmill, also in Buckinghamshire, was built in 1627 and is believed to be the oldest windmill in Britain.) A post-mill is a mill in which the whole structure revolves around a central post in order to face the wind.
When Brill windmill last operated it was working two sets of stones; a pair of French burr stones for milling wheat, and a pair of peak stones (Derbyshire millstone grit) for milling barley. When operative, the mill had four sails, each 27 feet (9m) long and 5 feet (1.5m) wide. Since construction, the mill has probably been operated by only six millers.
Brill's last miller was Mr. Albert Nixey. Mr. Nixey last milled flour in 1919, but continued to grind barley for cattle food for a further four years. The new roller mills (the first opening in Glasgow in 1872) could produce 7,000lbs (about 3,200kgs) of bread flour per man hour, compared to 180lbs (81kgs) produced by a windmill such as that in Brill.
In 1634, another post-mill was built opposite today's windmill, on the other side of the road across the Common. This windmill, known as Parson's Mill, was struck by lightening in 1905 and demolished in 1906. The 'tump' on which it was built is still clearly visible.
Brill Windmill is open to the public every Sunday from Easter to the end of September between 2pm and 5pm.
These windmills at Wallula are huge compared to the ones in central CA -- at Altamont Pass.
From a news article written in July 2001 www.bluefish.org/outjuice.htm
"The blades are mounted on a housing unit the size of a minivan and sit atop a massive tower about 165 feet high. Wind propels the blades, which turn a shaft that drives a generator. The electricity goes to an underground distribution line, where it is carried to the main substation.
The blades need a minimum wind of 7 mph to turn and start generating electricity at 9 mph. A computer shuts down the turbine if the wind reaches 56 mph."
"Each windmill has a footprint of about 40 square feet, which means much of the land remains useful for agriculture and grazing. 'The cows can go right up and lean against them,' Brown said."
The village of Brill is known for its famous windmill. With timbers dating back to 1685, it provides one of the earliest and best preserved examples of a post mill (the earliest type of European windmill) in the UK. Following restorations in 1967 and again in 2009, the mill is static and cannot now turn on it's post.