Bidston Windmill

Posted by Peter Ireland on Sun Jun 11, 2023 5:52 am

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Not the prettiest Windmill, but a first for me.

It is believed there has been a windmill on this site since 1596. The mill was ideally placed to catch the wind, producing over 100 pounds of flour every 3 to 5 minutes.

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by david fletcher on Sun Jun 11, 2023 7:12 am

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Nice composition and framing Peter.

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by Axel Hildebrandt on Sun Jun 11, 2023 11:54 am

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The mill seems to be in pretty good shape. Do they still use it for educational or other purposes?

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by Cynthia Crawford on Sun Jun 11, 2023 4:23 pm

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Nice view looking up at it- quite the story! I'm curious too- does it still work?

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by Peter Ireland on Mon Jun 12, 2023 9:30 am

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Axel Hildebrandt wrote: The mill seems to be in pretty good shape. Do they still use it for educational or other purposes?

I am not local to this,but this is what I have found.

The windmill is now an educational resource and is open to the public on the first Saturday of every month from April to September inclusive

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by Peter Ireland on Mon Jun 12, 2023 9:33 am

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Cynthia Crawford wrote: Nice view looking up at it- quite the story! I'm curious too- does it still work?

As far as I am aware, most of the mechanisms are still there, but not in working order.

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by Carol Clarke on Thu Jun 15, 2023 4:06 pm

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Nice one Peter! Good to see a windmill that still has the sails, we can see one from our house but the sails are long gone and the mill just used for storage.

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