An old photograph of what remained of the mill in Little Stonham, Suffolk, in the mid 1930s.
Little Stonham Mill
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Down by the Mill
An old photographic postcard of children dressed in Dutch costumes in and around a mini windmill in England.
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!
German Soldier and Windmill
A German soldier posing near an unidentified windmill near Lublin, Poland, in 1940.
Windmill at a Sugar Mill in Barbados
A windmill driving a sugar mill in Barbados in the West Indies.
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
A picture postcard image of the Jack and Jill / Clayton Mills, c.1904.
The ‘Jack and Jill’ mills are located in Clayton about seven miles north of Brighton and Hove in Sussex, south-east England.
An early 1920s image of Clayton Mills in Sussex.
‘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 Clayton (or Jack and Jill) Windmills in the 1930s.
The Jack and Jill windmills were featured in the 1973 film ‘The Black Windmill’, starring, Michael Caine and Donald Pleasance.
The Riddings Mills
The twin mills in Ridding, Derbyshire, c.1926.
The Riddings windmills were built in 1877 by local landowner James Oakes to run the Oakes Flour Mills. They were given the names James and Sarah. The mills last worked in 1925 and were then used as storerooms. Both mills were demolished in the mid 1960s and a housing estate is now located on the site once occupied by the mills.
A picture postcard featuring the two Riddings windmills, c.1916.
Riddings is a village not far from Alfreton in the county of Derbyshire, England.
Ruffles Windmill
An old photographic picture postcard of Ruffle’s Mill in Haverhill, Suffolk, England.
Ruffle’s Windmill in Haverhill was built in 1797 and converted to a eight-spoke circular sail in around 1861. Although this form of sail was used in France it is believed to be the only mill with a circular sail ever used in the British Isles. Unfortunately the mill was demolished during the Second World War as it was thought that it might be used as a landmark by enemy aircraft.
Windmills in Rawitsch / Rawicz
This month we have three old images of the ten or so windmills, which could once be found in the town of Rawitsch / Rawicz, of what is now Poland. At the time the photographs were taken the area was part of Prussia, Germany. Unfortunately, all the mills in the area are now no more.
Happy Christmas
A Christmas card posted in 1907 featuring two windmills.
We wish all our visitors a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
The Windmill in Jakobsdorf (Jakubkowice)
A super looking windmill in Jakobsdorf (Jakubkowice), Silesia, c.1930. Click to enlarge image.
Today’s scan from our picture archive dates back to 1930 and features a windmill and farmworkers in the village of Jakobsdorf, in what was Silesia, Germany. In 1945, Jakobsdorf, was renamed Jakubkowice and became part of Poland. Alas, the windmill itself has long since disappeared.