2013

SP5805 : Wheatley windmill

taken 13 years ago, near to Wheatley, Oxfordshire, England

This is 1 of 8 images, with title Wheatley windmill in this square
Wheatley windmill
Wheatley windmill
An octagonal three storey tower mill dating from 1764 and used to grind ochre as well as flour. It has four common sails that are seen here fully set and is winded by a fantail. There was public access to the well guarded fantail staging - a rare treat.

Creative Commons Licence [Some Rights Reserved]   © Copyright Chris Allen and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.
Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Farm, Fishery, Market Gardening other tags: Windmill Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Common Sails [3] · Octagonal Windmill [3] · Set [3] · Tower Mill [3] Title Clusters: · Wheatley windmill [8] ·
1:50,000 Modern Day Landranger(TM) Map © Crown Copyright
+
+
1:50,000 Modern Day Landranger(TM) Map © Crown Copyright
TIP: Click the map for more Large scale mapping
Grid Square
SP5805, 50 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Chris Allen   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 12 May, 2013   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 12 May, 2013
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SP 5887 0523 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:44.5613N 1:8.9260W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SP 5888 0521
View Direction
North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
Clickable map
+
NW N NE
W Go E
SW S SE
Image classification(about): Geograph
This page has been viewed about 117 times