Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/03/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Douglas Sharp wrote:
>
> Interesting photo,
Thank you. I try to approach this well known
mill from a different point of view. Maybe it
works, maybe not. But at least it is my own
viewpoint.
> For anyone wondering about how it was turned -
> Nixey's Mill at Brill was
> indeed a post mill until around 1940 - then a
> roundhouse was built
> around its base, it was also a very popular
> landmark
> for Luftwaffe bombers, there are still a lot of
> bomb craters on the
> surrounding hill.
> Here's a website with some pictures of what it
> used to look like.
>
http://www.ruralhistory.org/interface/public/countryside/landbuild/landbuild_mills.html
> Douglas
That's an interesting link, thank you. Most of
the remaining post mills now have a brick "room"
at ground level to protect the post from the
elements. Some of those mills can still turn to
face the wind, but not this one.
I have posted two more shots, one can be compared
to the one you linked to.
Thank you again for your comments - it is good to
receive comments from people whose own work I
greatly respect.
Colin
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