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De Zwaan Windmill is America's only authentic, working Dutch windmill. The windmill was brought to America from the town of Vinkel in the province of Noord Brabant
This was taken on an impromptu day trip to Anglesey. An amazing day out visiting some favourite old haunts. Late in the afternoon we arrived at Lynnon windmill: the last remaining working mill on Anglesey. It had officially closed for the day but we were very kindly allowed access to take a couple of photos!
When I arrived in Amsterdam I went on a tour through the city and the hinterland. And how could I experience the Netherlands more authentic then on a bike...?
Our first stop outside of the city was at a historic windmill. This one is an original one and probably about 200+ years old. A dutch guy is living in it. He looks after it and takes care of that old lady. It's very sad that of those thousands of mills only a few are left today. So he does an important job here...
So my trip through the Netherlands started with some of the biggest clichés: bikes and windmills. What could be the next? ;)
I've seen this often from the skies when approaching Cranfield, but never visited. Still looking for good field pics I wandered around the field on the bridleway but didn't get close to the windmill. Another day.
An authentic full size 16th Century replica Dutch windmill...
See: www.thelily.com.au/ for more details.
See this windmill in Black and White here:
The Bangui Windmills are located in Bangui, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. The windmills, officially referred to as the NorthWind Bangui Bay Project, were a project by the NorthWind Development Corporation as a practice renewable energy sources and to help reduce the greenhouse gases that cause global warming. The project is the first “Wind Farm” in the Philippines consisting of wind turbines on-shore facing the South China Sea and considered to be the biggest in Southeast Asia. The project sells electricity to the Ilocos Norte Electric Cooperative (INEC) and provides 40% of the power requirements of Ilocos Norte via Transco Laoag.
This windmill stands in private ground behind the village hall in Aythorpe Roding, Essex. However, it is open to the public at certain times of the year. When the ground has dried out I would like to go back and walk further round the field so I can get a photograph from the front to show the sails properly. There is further information about the windmill at:
Originally built between between 1850 and 1860 by Louis Blackhaus, a German craftsman, the Dutch Mill was originally located along York Road near Oak Brook. In 1914 it was purchased by Colonel George Fabyan and moved to his estate, Riverbank, what is now Fabyan Forest Preserve. Roman numeral markings carved into the beams used in original reconstruction are still visible. The Fabyan windmill is one of the best example of an authentic Dutch windmill in the United States. The windmill underwent a complete restoration ending in 2005. The restoration required a trip to the Netherlands for authentic timber and gear work. The grinding stones were also restored so the operating mill can again grind flour. The windmill is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The mill is open for tours Saturday and Sunday from 1 - 4 p.m., May 15 - October 15
Uno de los molinos más emblemáticos de Palma de Mallorca, al formar parte de la fachada marítima de la ciudad.
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One of the most emblematic windmills in Palma de Mallorca, as it is part of the city view from the seaport.
This information was on a sign by the entrance:
This Windmill is over 600 feet above sea level and it was built around 1680. It was last used for milling barley, but ceased in 1919.
The four sails, 27 ft long and 5 ft wide had large canvas cloths which were unrolled accordingly to the strength of the wind.
Newly restored Samuel Murphy Windmill, also known as the South Windmill, in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. The windmill was originally built in 1905 and was recently restored.
The windmill at Rye, photographed in 1989. The railway line between Ashford and Hastings can be seen in the foreground.
The mill is known as Gibbet Mill, Tillingham Mill, Barry's Mill or New Mill and is grade II listed.
So day thrree of 366 I chose to take some shots of the windmill blades that are being unloaded from trains using cranes and then reloaded on trucks for transport to the wind farms.
The clouds were hiding the top part of the windmills when we were approaching the site, bit lifted by the time I managed to get close and stop. The top of the blades are still in light mist.
For our last sightseeing stop on Mykonos (Μύκονος), Mike and I visited the famous group of windmills in Mykonos Town, also known as Chora (Χώρα). After a short hike through the Kastro (Κάστρο) and Little Venice (Μικρή Βενετία) areas, we arrived at our destination -- where I proceeded to take numerous photos of these picturesque structures.