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Chesterton Windmill is a 17th-century cylindric stone tower windmill with an arched base, located outside the village of Chesterton, Warwickshire. It is a Grade I listed building and a striking landmark in South-East Warwickshire.
The windmill is one of Warwickshire's most famous landmarks. It stands on a hilltop overlooking the village of Chesterton for nearly 350 years. It is near the Roman Fosse Way and about five miles (8 km) south-east of Warwick. It was built around 1632-1633, probably by Sir Edward Peyto, who was Lord of the Chesterton Manor House. At this time John Stone, a pupil of Inigo Jones, was in Chesterton designing the new Manor House and he probably helped with the windmill as well. Sir Edward was a Mathematician and Astrologer and probably his own architect to the windmill, but although claims have been made that the tower was originally built as an observatory, the estate accounts now at Warwick Record Office show that it has always been a windmill, making it the earliest tower mill in England to retain any of its working parts.
Chesterton Windmill is a 17th-century cylindric stone tower windmill with an arched base, located outside the village of Chesterton, Warwickshire. It is a Grade I listed building and a striking landmark in South-East Warwickshire.
The windmill is one of Warwickshire's most famous landmarks. It stands on a hilltop overlooking the village of Chesterton for nearly 350 years. It is near the Roman Fosse Way and about five miles (8 km) south-east of Warwick. It was built around 1632-1633, probably by Sir Edward Peyto, who was Lord of the Chesterton Manor House. At this time John Stone, a pupil of Inigo Jones, was in Chesterton designing the new Manor House and he probably helped with the windmill as well. Sir Edward was a Mathematician and Astrologer and probably his own architect to the windmill, but although claims have been made that the tower was originally built as an observatory, the estate accounts now at Warwick Record Office show that it has always been a windmill, making it the earliest tower mill in England to retain any of its working parts.
I took this picture of Chesterton Windmill near Warwick on a surprisingly pleasant February evening just as the sun was disappearing over the horizon. The roof of the windmill was also illuminated slightly by the moon which added an eerie glow to it. The windmill is a 17th century grade I listed building and is set in a beautiful area which will hopefully provide more great photo opportunities over the coming months!
Taken with a Canon 5D mkII and using an ND grad filter.
Photo was shot at the Boondocks Motel and Resturant near Williams, Iowa September 10, 2008. Photo is of a windmill/generator tower.
Pitstone Windmill is believed to be the oldest windmill in the British Isles and bears the date 1627. It was badly damaged by the great storm of 1902 which ended its' working life. A public subscription was opened in 1963 for the purchase of materials to enable restoration work to be undertaken by local volunteers.
The windmill had been given to The National Trust in 1937 by Mr. L.K. Hawkins of Pitstone Green Farm.
Grade 2 Listed.
Source: The National Trust.
Ivinghoe, Buckinghamshire.
3rd March 2015
Experimenting with different Neutral Density Filters :). Graduated 0.9ND + Non Graduated 64ND Hoya Filters.