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Tavelling back from Hastings yesterday we went through a little village called Windmill Hill - just couldnt really find a way to get underneath the windmill!
Shot on my XA2 with Kodak Elite Chrome
yep, there you have it - the historic windmill that appears to be the centerpiece of many towns and ciities.
maybe i should save this for cliche saturday??
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.
The first windmills were built in Vejer at the start of the 19th Century however the strong easterly winds made the operation of these mills impossible. A new style of windmill was then built – the Carthaginian – which had a more robust shape than the original efforts and was better able to resist the strong gusts of wind. This is one of four restored examples of the windmills built in the 1860’s.
The ship arrived for a day-excursion at the island of Rhodes. We spent a nice time hiking through the old city and around the harbor.
One of the restored windmills on the embankments of the harbor.
This has been redone/remixed - you can see it here in my photostream.
Nutley, open trestle post windmill, originated from Goudhurst in Kent, moved to Nutley in the early 1800's. 15 March 2009. Photograph by Justin Brice.
Drapers Windmill was built in 1845 by Canterbury millwright John Holman. It is a typical Kent Smock Mill, in that the building is tapered towards the top and thus looks like a farm labourers smock. Drapers was run by wind until 1916 when a gas engine was installed to power the mill during calm periods. By 1927, sails and fantail had been removed and it now ran entirely on the engine. By mid 1930's milling had moved to large central mills and Drapers was shut down.
A local business used it to store and sell Coal, coke and animal feed. It then became a "tuck" shop for the school. This failed and the building was then left to become derelict. In 1965 the Drapers Windmill Trust was formed by the Head Master of the local school opposite to restore, protect and maintain Drapers.
In 1968, Kent County Council purchased the windmill and restoration could begin in earnest. By 1975 the building was again complete, with new sails and fantail, allowing Drapers Windmill once again to mill corn. The Trust opens the windmill to the public and provides guided tours free of charge.
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 building and a striking landmark in South-East Warwickshire.
Because of the location Jack is much harder to capture without trees power lines and such getting in the way.
The windmill at Mountnessing at sunrise. This being the one that I took a few weeks ago by moonlight.
The Yorktown Windmill is a cooperative effort between the Yorktown Foundation, the County of York and the Colonial National Historical Park to reconstruct William Buckner's 1711 mill in Yorktown, Virginia that was used to grind corn
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.