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    Arrow The lost windmills of Britain

    Maybe not in the same league as ROC posts (no weapons or link with bombs), but these derelict towermills are a legacy to a simpler age. Many of them are converted to houses, but are still quite cool.

    Appleton Roebuck windmill, near Tadcaster


    Remains of the internal timbers



    Strutton Windmill (above the A64 by Tadcaster) currently covered in scaffolding, probable conversion. (unconfirmed)


    Inside Strutton Windmill



    Seacroft Windmill, now part of the Ramada Jarvis hotel. One of the three remaining windmills in Leeds



    Appleton Windmill (nr Billbrough Top services, A64) Converted to a watertower.







    Colton Windmill, Leeds. Recently converted to a house.


    Want to find windmills to add to this thread? Probably not. But if you suddenly have some sort of mental breakdown and feel a strange urge, check out this suoer geektastic site, http://www.windmillworld.com/uk/counties.htm You know it makes no sense...

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    Default Re: The lost windmills of Yorkshire

    Not Yorkshire but we stayed in the babe on holiday this year....sorry

    It is the most photographed building on the Norfolk Broads and after a week living there, I can confirm that LOL


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    Default Re: The lost windmills of Yorkshire

    Potternewton Windmill - Leeds The third and final surviving windmill in Leeds. Currently scaffolded up. Four storey mid 18th century tower mill called The Round House for reasons unknown.

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    Default Re: The lost windmills of Yorkshire

    Bramham (near Leeds) Windmill.


    Birstall Windmill. On school grounds.

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    Default Re: The lost windmills of Yorkshire

    Derelict Windmill near Kinver, West Midlands
    A visit to my folks saw this one crossed off the list. Not a lot remains, but strangely cool.


    Remaining beam. Many of the others were lying on the floor inside the tower.


    Important part of the rotating woodwork. Sadly, I don't know the proper name.


    Eagle eyed readers may spot one of a herd of well behaved guard cows looking at me. This one was certainly better mannered than the grumpy old cow from the nearby farm who shouted at me for being in the field.


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    No idea what this one is called but it was rather large It was very close to Burton Pidsea ROC post so I have called it the Pidsea Windmill.......

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    Default Re: The lost windmills of Britain

    Old school thread - back from the dead as I have some new pictures.

    High on Windmill Hill, Much Wenlock, Shropshire, is this stone tower, the remains of Much Wenlock windmill. In 1859 battlements were added and a viewing platform put in so that viewers could watch the Olympian games in the adjoining field. Today it is shuttered, and awaiting restoration.



    When it was listed in 1954, it states "C18. Four storey stone rubble tapering circular tower with damaged battlemented
    parapet. Ruinous and with no interior features. A prominent landmark."

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