Windmill

[Lavenderhill]

Windmills seems to be a topic of the day, following on loosely from Glezga's post here are some images of a traditional windmill.
I met up with a friend for coffee and we happened to be 1/4 mile away from the windmill, so of course I took my camera along to take some pics!

This is High Salvington windmill at Worthing in Sussex, it has been restored and is open I think every other Sunday afternoon. The area surrounding it is very built up so it was a challenge to be able to photograph the whole mill. The sky is a trifle on the bright side and the building is dark....

As always, all help and comments gratefully received.
Rose

windmill 1 by Rose, on Flickr
windmill 2 by Rose, on Flickr


windmill 3 by Rose, on Flickr

Windmill 4 by Rose, on Flickr

Windmill 5 by Rose, on Flickr

Windmill 6 by Rose, on Flickr

[Trev B]

Nice set Rose

[Farider]

A great set of pics Rose. It is interesting to note that the two opposing set of sails have different designs and controlling mechanisms.

Ian

[Bill53]

Nice shots Rose.

[tigerburnie]

A lot more photogenic than the modern ones, nice work.

[Lavenderhill]

A great set of pics Rose. It is interesting to note that the two opposing set of sails have different designs and controlling mechanisms.

Ian

Just goes to show how observant I am, I had noticed until you pointed it out.
my knowledge of windmills is almost zero, so I have no idea why - perhaps there’ll someone who can supply the reason.
Rose

[Daisy M]

No idea about the sails but some great shots.

[tigerburnie]

Taken from the mills web site
There is a pair of Common sails – a framework covered with canvas – and a pair of Spring Shutter sails – a series of wooden boards actuated by a long shutter bar and held by a large leaf spring.

[ST-EOS]

Nice set Rose, well done for making the effort to get them

[Stackman]

Nice photos

[El Sid]

A good set there.

I've heard of the mill though I've never been there - mind you I've never been to Halnaker Mill near Chichester and that's a lot closer...

[Lavenderhill]

A good set there.

I've heard of the mill though I've never been there - mind you I've never been to Halnaker Mill near Chichester and that's a lot closer...

No, I’ve not been to Halnaker Mill either, been meaning to but never made it yet….maybe a windmill hunt is called for….
Rose

[Lavenderhill]

Taken from the mills web site
There is a pair of Common sails – a framework covered with canvas – and a pair of Spring Shutter sails – a series of wooden boards actuated by a long shutter bar and held by a large leaf spring.

Thank you, hadn’t read that. Next windmill I see I’ll pay closer attention to the sails to see if they also are in pairs.
maybe it provides greater efficiency or perhaps it was all that was available during restoration.
Rose

[tigerburnie]

Thank you, hadn’t read that. Next windmill I see I’ll pay closer attention to the sails to see if they also are in pairs.
maybe it provides greater efficiency or perhaps it was all that was available during restoration.
Rose

It's to aid trimming the sails, just as you would on a boat, the miller was able to get the right speed control, either slowing it down a bit on a windy day or catching the best of it on a calmer day.
The pair with the wooden slats were semi automatic on many mills, the canvas sails were dressed by the miller.

[SpringfieldPhoto]

A nice set of pictures.