I'd love the challenge of living in a windmill. I think I'd end up restoring it though? Imagine those big sails reinstated. Fantastic! :)
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I'd love the challenge of living in a windmill. I think I'd end up restoring it though? Imagine those big sails reinstated. Fantastic! :)
A recent purchase by me on ebay!
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Nice pic' Chris,must be 20's/30's?
I mistakenly deleted, many of the pic's I posted,so here are a few of the mill,over the years.
Talking of windmills,does anyone have any good pic's of the one that was in Scotland rd,and know when it was finally demolished?
pic's courtesy of L.R.O.
Scotland Road Mill in the early 1840's. St Anthony's church can be seen opposite the mill.
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View by Ackerman [LRO].
Not only that, it was the first thing that married couples would have seen exiting St Anthony's church. You'd think it'd be on someone's wedding photos?
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Scotland Road, St Anthony's Church - 1848/64 OS map [LRO].
Fantastic.
[QUOTE=wsteve55;309814]Talking of windmills,does anyone have any good pic's of the one that was in Scotland rd,and know when it was finally demolished?
I think it was situated where (upper) Woodstock Gardens are. Between Silvester and Benledi Streets.
Demolished late 40's.
Sadly, no pics. Cameras were a luxury item in those days.
I think it lasted much later than the 40s, see the above pics (post 83)
Interesting map!
The Church along from St. Anthonys marked 'St Martins' must be the site where the Derby Cinema was later situated.
Just south of St Anthonys is another Church in Oxford Street (later renamed Silvester St) This ,was war damaged, and nicknamed the 'Black' Church it's real tltle was St Martins in the Fields.