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Downfields Windmill, also known as Pollard's Mill, was a smock Mill first erected circa 1726, raised on a brick base in 1860, and rebuilt as a tower-mill after a storm in 1890. The need to re-use the machinery and other parts may well explain the odd profile adopted - an octagonal tower almost vertical for two floors and then tapering more sharply. The windshaft is cast iron, other gearing is timber, but the main shaft has a cast-iron extension. The sails drive the three pairs of stones and a dresser. The ogee cap is metal sheeted, it has two patent sails and a fantail at present although they are in desperate need of repair.
Soham once had many more windmills, most of which were relied on to lift water and maintain levels before the advent of the steam pumping engines in the late 19th century. Some of these windmills had been in existence since the early 18th century. They must have presented an inspiring view on the approach to Soham. The corn mills outlived their counterparts. Unfortunately, all but the remaining two had been demolished before the 1960's.
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Windmill "De Korenbloem" in Zoelen near Tiel.
Molen De Korenbloem in Zoelen in de Betuwe bij Tiel.
My favourite place in Amsterdam, Zaanse Schans. This is a snap of an old windmill put out of business by the industrial revolution.
On the bus watching the windmills and listening to "My December". Probably will be one of my best memories from Germany.
Tuxford windmill Nottinghamshire. The sails are turning gently in the breeze. This mill is open to the public & is set in beutiful grounds. This mill stands near the main A1 trunk road & is an ideal stop off point on a long journey for refreshments & toilets etc with plenty of parking space. Guided tours, stone ground flour, cakes, rolls, souveniers etc available. Tea shop with disabled access. Something for all the family.
actually in the center of amsterdam isn't easy to find a windmill you have to go to other villages, this is the only windmill i saw near the zoo
Bembridge, Isle of Wight....© Yvonne Wallin All Rights Reserved. No usage allowed including copying or sharing without written permission
Malta.
Hop on hop off sightseeing tour of Gozo.
Ta’ Kola Windmill in Xagħra, Gozo, is one of the few surviving windmills on the Maltese Islands dating back to the Knights’ Period. Its origins go back to 1725 during the magistracy of Grand Master Manoel de Vilhena (1722-36). As its construction seems to have incorporated bad quality stones and mortar, it had to be dismantled and reconstructed during the 1780s.
The windmill’s name Ta’ Kola is connected with the last miller, Ġuzeppi Grech who was popularly known as Żeppu ta’ Kola (Joseph the son of Nikola).
Haigh windmill is Wigan's hidden gem hidden away in a field near were I live. It was built in 1845 and supplied well water to John Summer & Company's Haigh Brewery until the 1950's. It is the only windmill in the whole of Greater Manchester.
I took a drive out at lunch and ventured down a road I'd never been before. I can think of worse places to stumble across. It was jolly windy up there which I guess is why they put a windmill up there! I love the contours of the land and the crispy sky.