Gruss aus Winden.
A picture postcard mailed in 1900 from a German-speaking area of Hungary.
Old Postcard of Mill in Hungary
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Turning the Sails of a Mill
A short film of National Trust workers turning the sails at the usually static Stembridge Tower Mill in High Ham. The sails are turned manually every four months to ensure even wear on the mechanism and to prevent anything seizing up.
Vietz Windmill in Poland
A postcard mailed in 1930 of one of two mills in the small town of Vietz, Germany, now, Witnica, Poland.
The mill in Vietz, East Brandenburg, Germany. Since 1945, Witnica, Lubuskie, Poland.
Tourne, Tourne, Petit Moulin
Tourne, Tourne, Petit Moulin – a traditional song about windmills sung in French!
This is a very popular tune and sung by most children in France.
The lyrics roughly translated go something like this:
Turn, turn, little mill
Clap, clap, little hands
Fly, fly, little bird
Swim, swim, fish in water
Little mill is turning well
Little hands are clapping well
Little bird is flying well
Little fish are swimming well …
And in the original French:
Tourne, tourne, petit moulin
Frappent, frappent, petites mains
Vole, vole, petit oiseau
Nage, nage, poisson dans l’eau
Petit moulin a bien tourné
Petites mains ont bien frappé
Petit oiseau a bien volé
Petit poisson a bien nagé
Silesian Windmill, c.1910
Another German postcard from our picture archive. This card was posted in 1910 from Bobernig, near Gruenberg, Silesia, Germany. The village has since 1945 been part of the province of Lubuskie in western Poland but sadly after visiting the location last summer no trace of the mill remains.
An old picture postcard featuring the windmill in Bobernig, near Gruenberg, Silesia, Germany.
Click to enlarge the image.
We’re currently researching the mills of Central and Eastern Europe for a new book. More details on our European Mills project.
Mill Steam Engine
At the end of the 19th century many mills all over Europe were converted from wind power to steam.
Here is a typically sized mill steam engine on a postcard from France, c.1907.
An old picture postcard of a steam engine (boiler) powering a mill in Cotignac, France.
Open Days at Stembridge Mill
Visitors to the early 19th century Stembridge Tower Mill in Somerset, south-west England.
Stembridge Tower Mill in High Ham, near Langport, Somerset, is now to be open to the public on the first and third Sunday of each month. 1pm to 4pm. Tickets, which include the admission to the interior of the mill, are priced at £4 for adults, £2 for children. National Trust members get free admittance. These open afternoons are led by the archaeologist, historian and current tenant custodian Simon Haines. He and his assistants will be on hand to answer any questions related to the history of the mill.
The mill grounds are closed to the public at all other times.
More about Stembridge Tower Mill.
Don Quixote & Mills Colouring Picture
A Don Quixote and windmill picture to print off and colour in.
A Don Quixote colouring picture.
Click to enlarge. Right click and save image. Print. Colour in!
More black and white coloring pictures featuring windmills.
Open day at Stembridge Tower Mill
The National Trust opened the interior of Stembridge Tower Mill to visitors for the first time this year today. Here’s a photograph taken around 4pm. One of the custodians can be seen seated at the table in front of the mill, greeting visitors, checking membership passes, and selling tickets to non-members. Two jackdaw nests could be seen up under the roof and parent birds coming and going.
An open day at Stembridge Tower Mill in High Ham, Somerset, south-west England.
Windmill and Dog Cart
The postman just delivered this rather fine postcard. It features an unidentified windmill and a dog taking some Dutch children for a ride in a cart! Mailed in 1953.
A 1950s postcard featuring a Dutch windmill and dog cart!
Another picture of a dog cart and windmill from our mills archive.
See also our page of old picture postcards of windmills in Holland.