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Lacey Green windmill stands on the escarpment of the Chiltern Hills, near Princes Risborough and halfway between High Wycombe and Aylesbury. Since 1971 it has been restored back to working order by members of The Chiltern Society. It has been restored to preserve its unique wooden machinery, which probably dates from around 1650, making this the oldest smock windmill in the country. It is thought that the body of the mill was rebuilt in the early 19th century, and at some time its machinery was modernised. The modernisations included the fitting of a fantail (on the back of the cap) to turn the cap into the wind automatically. The windmill was in use until around 1915. After this it was used in the 1920s as a weekend cottage. However despite some obvious attempts at weatherproofing (with corrugated iron sheets and roofing felt), by the mid 1930s it was in a poor condition, and rapidly deteriorating. More details can be found on the website www.laceygreenwindmill.org.uk/index.htm
The Grade II listed 19th century windmill was built in 1826. A brick tower, boat-shaped cap and endless-chain winding used to turn the sails into the wind. This was a typical Warwickshire tower milland was used for making flour and animal feed. Later in its life (1927) it was adapted to run off an engine rather than by wind, and was actually used during World War II for horse feed. It was a working facility until its last miller John Hammond died in 1948.
After that it fell into ruin until it was acquired in the 1970s by a couple who restored it. I actually remember it being done as I was working on the milk round in the area at the time during my summer holidays. After they died, it again was left to rot until it was purchased again four years ago.
Originally posted for the GWUK group.
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There's a windfarm consisting of about 70 windmills in the Port Burnell area, along Lake Erie... Very neat to see (and hear!)
Windmills north of Ames IA. I am a firm believer in wind energy as an alternate source of energy.One of my pet peeves is people who complain about how it ruins the view. I thing there is something majestic about these farms.
Stock Windmill, 1964 during restoration by Essex County Council - the bricked up doorway which would have opened onto a stage or verandah for manually adjusting the sails, is visible
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The trees across the bottom of the photo are about 40 - 60 feet tall. That will give you an idea of the size of the windmill.
There are many windmills -- windmill farms -- in West Texas. Sometimes, you can see dozens & dozens of windmills stretching to the horizon, and the parade of windmills continues as you travel down the highway.
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A fully functional windmill that was imported and re-built. They use it to grind flour that they sell in the village.
Minolta Maxxum 7, Minolta 24-105mm D lens, Kodak Ektar 100. Summer 2014.
Leo Carrillo Ranch is a former working ranch that was once owned by the actor Leo Carrillo. The ranch sits in a 27-acre canyon and is a designated California Historic Park. There are many buildings and barns, some are hand-crafted adobe buildings, a stable, pool and windmills along with Peacocks that roam the facility.