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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.
Because of the location Jack is much harder to capture without trees power lines and such getting in the way.
This windmill has a personal resonance with me but In a rare case a darker glum image gives this picture and building something. I hope to return in future and take some happier pictures of this.
A newer windmill erected in one of the fields at Emery's Berry Farm in New Egypt, New Jersey. A great place to visit with the best homemade pies around, as well as other homemade goodies!
Their web-site as follows...