Wilton Windmill

Wilton Windmill

An old flour mill near Marlborough, Wiltshire, which fell into dereliction and was rescued by the Wiltshire County Council who bought it and worked with the Wiltshire Historic Buildings Trust in the 1970s. Although you can visit it anytime, conducted tours inside the mill, refreshments, and other facilities, are available on Sundays and bank holidays and chiefly during the warmer months of the yea…  (read more)

30 Oct 2018

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Wilton Windmill 30.10.18 - 04

The mill has four sails in total; two patent (these are the slatted sails which can be quickly activated) and two common canvas sails, which have to be set before the mill starts to turn. Nikon D700 + Nikkor AF 70-210mm f/4 lens.

30 Oct 2018

85 visits

Wilton Windmill 30.10.18 - 05

This is an accidental photograph. I tripped the shutter by holding the camera clumsily. Later, I straightened it up in Lightroom and fiddled with the sliders here and there. Nikon D700 + Nikkor 20mm f/3.5 AI-S lens.

30 Oct 2018

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104 visits

Wilton Windmill 30.10.18 - 06

Nikon D700 + Nikkor 20mm f/3.5 AI-S lens.

30 Oct 2018

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86 visits

Wilton Windmill 30.10.18 - 08

The mill has four sails in total; two patent (these are the slatted sails which can be quickly activated) and two common canvas sails, which have to be set before the mill starts to turn. Nikon D700 + Nikkor AF 70-210mm f/4 lens.

30 Oct 2018

103 visits

Wilton Windmill 30.10.18 - 09

This is the cap of the windmill which rotates on metal bearings. Nikon D700 + Nikkor AF 70-210mm f/4 lens.

30 Oct 2018

117 visits

Wilton Windmill 30.10.18 - 10

The function of the fantail is to move the cap on its bearings and thus position the sails into the wind (if there is any wind). Nikon D700 + Nikkor AF 70-210mm f/4 lens.

30 Oct 2018

103 visits

Wilton Windmill 30.10.18 - 07

Fantail. Nikon D700 + Nikkor AF 70-210mm f/4 lens.

30 Oct 2018

113 visits

Wilton Windmill 30.10.18 - 11

Nikon D700 + Nikkor 20mm f/3.5 AI-S lens.

30 Oct 2018

72 visits

Wilton Windmill 30.10.18 - 13

Nikon D700 + Nikkor AF 70-210mm f/4 lens.
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