Grey Arrows Drone Club UK

The Grey Arrows 2nd Annual Birthday Competition

kvetner 21 July 2019 11:44 337

Number 18: windmill, with bonus point for sails. Photo taken this morning.

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Bidston Windmill

Bidston Windmill is situated on Bidston Hill, near Birkenhead, on the Wirral Peninsula, England. It is believed that there has been a windmill, on this site, since 1596. The mill was ideally placed to catch the wind and was able to produce over 100 pounds (45 kg) of flour every 3 to 5 minutes. However, the mill was difficult to access by cart. The previous structure, a wooden peg mill, was destroyed by fire in 1791 (although some sources state 1793). During a gale, the sails got out of cont...

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