2019

ST3158 : Remains of a windmill

taken 5 years ago, near to Uphill, North Somerset, England

This is 1 of 2 images, with title Remains of a windmill in this square
Remains of a windmill
Remains of a windmill
Known by many locally as "Uphill Beacon" (there is a millennium beacon nearby) this is the converted base of a former windmill, with crenellations added.

It is a grade II listed building (see LinkExternal link )

This was photographed from the Brean Down Way.
Brean Down Way

This is a cycle path and footpath around the base of Brean Down, providing an 8 mile route from Weston Super Mare to the fort on Brean Down.

It crosses the local marshes and uses the Brean Cross Sluice as a bridge across the River Axe. A shelter half way along forms part of the Great Brean Bird Wall, a random-planked fence that allows the birds on the tidal river to be observed without disturbance, and coincides with the river crossing at the sluice.

There is a web site for the path: LinkExternal link

The route is part of national cycle route 33, which nominally links Axminster to Clevedon. The original route of 33 had to make a lengthy diversion over the Bleadon Levels, but with the opening of the bridge over the sluice the route has been simplified.

Route 33 continues from Brean cafe down to Berrow and to Burnham-on-sea.


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Geographical Context: Lowlands Historic sites and artefacts Village, Rural settlement Former: Windmill Observatory Primary Subject: Building other tags: Grade II Listed Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Beacon [16] · Remains of a Windmill [5] · Grade II Listed Building [4] Title Clusters: · Remains of a windmill [2] ·
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ST3158, 241 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Bob Harvey   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 13 October, 2019   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 17 October, 2019
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! ST 31742 58236 [1m precision]
WGS84: 51:19.1471N 2:58.8515W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! ST 31376 56767
View Direction
North-northeast (about 22 degrees)
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