Three archive images of the mill in Coningsby in the county of Lincolnshire in England.
Coningsby Tower Mill was built in 1826 and milled for the last time around 1905. Unfortunately it was demolished in 1970.
Three archive images of the mill in Coningsby in the county of Lincolnshire in England.
Coningsby Tower Mill was built in 1826 and milled for the last time around 1905. Unfortunately it was demolished in 1970.
Bremen Mill Through Time
Three images of the ‘Am Wall’ smock (Galerieholländer) mill in Wallanlagen Park, Bremen, north-west Germany.
The mill dates back to 1898 and is built around an eight sided base, with the upper part steered by a wind vane. The four sails of the windmill are shuttered.
This fine example of a smock mill is now home to a restaurant and the mill itself open tourists every afternoon on payment of a small charge.
Quainton Windmill
This mill is located in Quainton, near Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire. It is a 20 metre (70 ft) six-storey brick tower mill, first used in 1832. It went out of use around 1890 and in 1914 the steam engine and boiler, which had driven the millstones for the later part of its working life, were sold for scrap. However, the mill has undergone ongoing restoration since the mid 1970s and now has all the internal workings to enable it to grind wheat into flour. The mill is privately owned but open every Sunday between 10am and 1pm from March through to the beginning of October.
An old picture postcard image of one of two mills in Skerries, near Dublin, Fingal, Ireland, c.1911.
Both of the Skerries Windmills and a nearby water mill were recently restored by Fingal County Council as a local amenity and tourist attraction. Further details can be found here.
A lovely image of children playing in a model windmill in a garden somewhere in England. Note the Dutch-style costumes. Any comments regarding the location of this play windmill much appreciated!
A scan of an old negative in our collection of a windmill driving a Sugar Mill in Barbados, c.1910.
The ‘Jack and Jill’ mills are located in Clayton about seven miles north of Brighton and Hove in Sussex, south-east England.
‘Jill’ is a post mill built in Brighton and dating back to 1821. It was moved to its current site in 1852. It was last used commercially in around 1906. ‘Jill’ is in private ownership.
‘Jack’ is a five storey tower mill with a domed cap. It was built in 1866 to replace an earlier mill present on the site. The mill is believed to have last been used in 1907. ‘Jack’ has been restored, is in working order and is owned by Mid Sussex District Council.
Both ‘Jack’ and ‘Jill’ were originally corn mills.
The Jack and Jill windmills were featured in the 1973 film ‘The Black Windmill’, starring, Michael Caine and Donald Pleasance.