Skidby Windmill is a Grade II listed working windmill at Skidby near Beverley, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
Originally built in 1821, the mill was further extended to its current 5 stories in 1870. It is a popular tourist attraction, and the windmill also houses a small museum, the Museum of East Riding Rural Life. The mill is powered by 4 sails, 11 metres in length and weighing 1.25 tonnes. It is the last working English windmill north of the Humber, producing stoneground wholemeal flour from locally grown wheat.
In 2008, work began on the mill to replace some structural members in the cap and fantail.[1] The work involved the 15 ton cap being removed by a crane[2]; the only time that the cap has been removed since the 1870s.[3]
References
- ^ http://www.eastriding.gov.uk/welcome/news-archieve/?entryid16=38930&p=35
- ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/humber/7613506.stm
- ^ http://www.thisishullandeastriding.co.uk/news/lid-plain-sailing-vidarticle-634022-details/article.html
External links
- Skidby Windmill
- 360 degree panoramic photos of the mill
- Images of England — details from listed building database (164739)
Coordinates: 53°47′10″N 0°27′10″W / 53.78609°N 0.45265°W
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