Heage Windmill:: OS grid SK3650 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland

SK3650 : Heage Windmill

near to Heage, Derbyshire, Great Britain

Heage Windmill

A view of the mill on a breezy day, you can see the shutters are mostly open to prevent a 'sand castle type mill'. To the left of the window was sited a fire to keep the mill warm, this couldn't be used when milling though as flour dust is explosive.

Heage Windmill

Heage mill is Derbyshire's only working windmill, the county is more famous for its water and steam mills. The tower mill was built by local stone masons in 1797 and worked until 1919. The county council bought the rotten shell in the 1970s and the friends restored the building. It opened as an attraction in 2002. Inside is one working pair of stones with a red governor controlling the flour quality. Guides take visitors around the mill explaining all aspects of milling.

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2011

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Grid Square: SK3650, 69 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Ashley Dace (find more nearby)
Image classification^?: Geograph
Date Taken: Sunday, 30 October, 2011 (more nearby)
Submitted: Monday, 31 October, 2011
Geographical Context: Industry
Subject Location: OSGB36: SK 3669 5080 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:3.1923N 1:27.2448W
Photographer Location: OSGB36: SK 3667 5079
View Direction: East-northeast (about 67 degrees)