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The historic building is located just off the A614 near the village of Skidby and surrounded by picturesque countryside. Built in 1821, the windmill has been grinding grain for nearly two centuries! It produces its own wholemeal flour, ground between one of its three pairs of mill stones and powered by its four 12-metre sails, each weighing more than 1.25 tonnes apiece.
Here's a picture of the Mill I took a while ago before full restoration :
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Textures Used
1 Bruised Ego by Skeletal Mess
2 www.flickr.com/photos/adrianfortune/4132092004/ - (needs identifying)
No longer needs Identifying
I'm reliably informed by the wonderful Vesna1962 that it's from
Sterling Silverr............at last, nice one Vesna
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Visitors are delighted that Skidby Mill, near Beverley, is back to its former glory and grinding corn again into flour.
Tony Snowden, mill attendant, said: "The restoration job has been fantastic and the craftsmanship in incredible.
"All four sails, and the cap which houses the works and main drive shaft, had to be removed due to concerns about rotting timbers.
"People have really missed the sails not being there because the mill is such a well-loved landmark, but now they are happy again."
"Quite a lot of repair work was needed on the timbers, and one of the sails had to be completely replaced.
"We were able to get the mill going when the first two sails were returned, but it is brilliant to see all four back in position."
Although the work on restoring the mill has taken two years, it has remained open as a visitor attraction.
Mr Snowden said: "Business has been affected a bit by the maintenance work, so we are pleased that it has now been completed."
"It was strange to see the mill without its sails and cap, but the work means future generations can enjoy this wonderful building."
Once again thanks to SkeletalMess for the texture. It's one of two used on this picture. The other on is posted below and still needs identifying.
I processed this version of the mill at roughly the same time as the one below.
At the time I wasn't sure which one I preferred so I did what I always do when I can't decided on something- I asked the missus. She said she liked this one best. When asked why she replied that she didn't know and didn't have time to elaborate, anyway to cut a long story short I hummed and arrghed a bit and finally agreed. The perspective is better on this one - I think!! Anyway I tossed a coin and posted the other one first.
So if you disagree - it's her fault
I took my camera for a walk today and decided to nip over to Skidby to try and get a decent shot of the mill. It was a typical Yorkshire November day, poxy, therefore I decided to stay moody and consequently used one of SkeletalMess's textures to enhance the vibe. I think if Leonard Cohen's music was a picture it would be this colour.
Anyway props to SkeletalMess and Skidby not forgetting Don Quixote cos he let me finish what I was doing before he did what he does..........
Texture details: Two were used, one is from SkeletalMess and the other is the featured one on my stream that I need identifying
"There has been a mill at Skidby (although not necessarily on the present site) since at least 1316. This would have been a primitive type of wooden post mill. The enclosure award map of 1796 shows a mill and outbuildings on the present site, but this was a wooden post mill, which was sold and moved to make way for the present five-storied brick tower mill. This was built by Norman & Smithson of Hull for a Mr Watson in 1821.
Skidby Mill is a Grade II listed building and the only working tower mill east of the Pennines. The brick tower is painted with black bitumen to help protect from damp penetration, and has a white wooden ogee cap of the Lincolnshire type, developed during the 18th century by John Smeeton of Leeds. Norman and Smithson’s date-stone can be seen in the tower immediately above the roof line of the Lower Warehouse. The Mill has three sets of grinding stones - French burr, carbon composite and Derbyshire millstone grit."
Skidby Mill is a Grade II listed building and the only working tower mill East of the Pennines.
Shot with a D50 and Hoya R72 infra red filter.
I have quite a few photographs of this Mill in my photostream firstly because it's so photogenic and secondly they do a mean sausage sandwich and Latte combo - to the uninitiated or if your from the North, that's a milky coffee, you tend to find them in Starbucks and other plastic places - but here in the old courtyard cafe...........magical!!
Also to mark the occasion I thought I'd try something different or new, well it is to me. This texture is not by my usual suspects it's from Pareeerica.
We wouldn't want to become predictable now would we.................
Its odd I have never posted a shot of this windmill before as by car its only ten minutes away from my home. Windmills are not particular common in England so they are always quite exciting.
I thought I would try this one in monochrome for a change so I did mess about for a while in Lightroom. A perverse decision really as the sky that day was a perfect blue, I will post a colour version one day
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Grim day but needed to take a shot of something. Wide angle shot with a 10 stop filter to capture the motion of the sails.
YORKSHIRE'S LAST WORKING WINDMILL, A FOUR-SAILED TOWER MILL BUILT IN 1821 BY NORMAN AND SMITHSON OF HULL. THE MILL IS RUN, WEATHER PERMITTING, BY THE MILLER AND MILL VOLUNTEERS BETWEEN WEDNESDAYS AND SUNDAYS, AND PRODUCES VARIOUS GRADES OF WHOLEMEAL FLOUR FROM EAST RIDING-GROWN `HEREWARD` VARIETY GRAIN, WHICH IS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE IN THE MILL SHOP, ALONG WITH A WIDE RANGE OF SOUVENIR AND OTHER ITEMS, AND BOOKS.
THE MILL IS SET IN OVER AN ACRE OF LAND, COMMANDING MAGNIFICENT VIEWS OVER THE WOLDS. THE COURTYARD CONTAINS VARIOUS EXHIBITS INCLUDING A BLACKSMITH'S FORGE.
YORKSHIRE'S LAST WORKING WINDMILL, A FOUR-SAILED TOWER MILL BUILT IN 1821 BY NORMAN AND SMITHSON OF HULL. THE MILL IS RUN, WEATHER PERMITTING, BY THE MILLER AND MILL VOLUNTEERS BETWEEN WEDNESDAYS AND SUNDAYS, AND PRODUCES VARIOUS GRADES OF WHOLEMEAL FLOUR FROM EAST RIDING-GROWN `HEREWARD` VARIETY GRAIN, WHICH IS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE IN THE MILL SHOP, ALONG WITH A WIDE RANGE OF SOUVENIR AND OTHER ITEMS, AND BOOKS.
THE MILL IS SET IN OVER AN ACRE OF LAND, COMMANDING MAGNIFICENT VIEWS OVER THE WOLDS. THE COURTYARD CONTAINS VARIOUS EXHIBITS INCLUDING A BLACKSMITH'S FORGE.
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YORKSHIRE'S LAST WORKING WINDMILL, A FOUR-SAILED TOWER MILL BUILT IN 1821 BY NORMAN AND SMITHSON OF HULL. THE MILL IS RUN, WEATHER PERMITTING, BY THE MILLER AND MILL VOLUNTEERS BETWEEN WEDNESDAYS AND SUNDAYS, AND PRODUCES VARIOUS GRADES OF WHOLEMEAL FLOUR FROM EAST RIDING-GROWN `HEREWARD` VARIETY GRAIN, WHICH IS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE IN THE MILL SHOP, ALONG WITH A WIDE RANGE OF SOUVENIR AND OTHER ITEMS, AND BOOKS.
THE MILL IS SET IN OVER AN ACRE OF LAND, COMMANDING MAGNIFICENT VIEWS OVER THE WOLDS. THE COURTYARD CONTAINS VARIOUS EXHIBITS INCLUDING A BLACKSMITH'S FORGE.
A little Robin was flying around and luckily landed on a branch just infront of the windmill, made for a great shot.
Sunset at Skidby Mill, East Yorkshire. I knew I wanted to capture the sun silhouetting the Mill but I didn't realise that there were two windows perfectly aligned to give the sunburst.
A 24 second exposure of Skidby windmill, East Yorkshire, taken one night during a brief visit to my home county a few months ago. The windmill is floodlit at night and quite isolated, giving this rather striking appearance without having to post process. Thanks for viewing.
YORKSHIRE'S LAST WORKING WINDMILL, A FOUR-SAILED TOWER MILL BUILT IN 1821 BY NORMAN AND SMITHSON OF HULL. THE MILL IS RUN, WEATHER PERMITTING, BY THE MILLER AND MILL VOLUNTEERS BETWEEN WEDNESDAYS AND SUNDAYS, AND PRODUCES VARIOUS GRADES OF WHOLEMEAL FLOUR FROM EAST RIDING-GROWN `HEREWARD` VARIETY GRAIN, WHICH IS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE IN THE MILL SHOP, ALONG WITH A WIDE RANGE OF SOUVENIR AND OTHER ITEMS, AND BOOKS.
THE MILL IS SET IN OVER AN ACRE OF LAND, COMMANDING MAGNIFICENT VIEWS OVER THE WOLDS. THE COURTYARD CONTAINS VARIOUS EXHIBITS INCLUDING A BLACKSMITH'S FORGE.
a popular visitor attraction in East Yorkshire, Built 1821 and extended to its current five stories in 1870,
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This caught my eye as I was on my way home this evening after a short drive. It's Skidby Windmill, not that far from Cottingham, Hull. They have it floodlit but I was lucky as there was quite a bit of moonlight about to help me with the lighting.
YORKSHIRE'S LAST WORKING WINDMILL, A FOUR-SAILED TOWER MILL BUILT IN 1821 BY NORMAN AND SMITHSON OF HULL. THE MILL IS RUN, WEATHER PERMITTING, BY THE MILLER AND MILL VOLUNTEERS BETWEEN WEDNESDAYS AND SUNDAYS, AND PRODUCES VARIOUS GRADES OF WHOLEMEAL FLOUR FROM EAST RIDING-GROWN `HEREWARD` VARIETY GRAIN, WHICH IS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE IN THE MILL SHOP, ALONG WITH A WIDE RANGE OF SOUVENIR AND OTHER ITEMS, AND BOOKS.
THE MILL IS SET IN OVER AN ACRE OF LAND, COMMANDING MAGNIFICENT VIEWS OVER THE WOLDS. THE COURTYARD CONTAINS VARIOUS EXHIBITS INCLUDING A BLACKSMITH'S FORGE.
YORKSHIRE'S LAST WORKING WINDMILL, A FOUR-SAILED TOWER MILL BUILT IN 1821 BY NORMAN AND SMITHSON OF HULL. THE MILL IS RUN, WEATHER PERMITTING, BY THE MILLER AND MILL VOLUNTEERS BETWEEN WEDNESDAYS AND SUNDAYS, AND PRODUCES VARIOUS GRADES OF WHOLEMEAL FLOUR FROM EAST RIDING-GROWN `HEREWARD` VARIETY GRAIN, WHICH IS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE IN THE MILL SHOP, ALONG WITH A WIDE RANGE OF SOUVENIR AND OTHER ITEMS, AND BOOKS.
THE MILL IS SET IN OVER AN ACRE OF LAND, COMMANDING MAGNIFICENT VIEWS OVER THE WOLDS. THE COURTYARD CONTAINS VARIOUS EXHIBITS INCLUDING A BLACKSMITH'S FORGE.