Saturday 5 October 2024

Ponies at the Windmill.

 Popcorn & I went to the monthly meeting of the "Simply Mustangs UK" car club.  It was at the Waltham Windmill site.  I took one or two photographs and went off to have a walk around the grounds.  The windmill is one of only a few in the UK with 6 sails but at the moment the sails & cap are off for extensive renovations.

I published a post of Waltham Windmill some time ago when it was in full working order, you can see it here  Waltham Windmill with all 6 sails.

The cap & sails are being renovated on site so I got a few photo's of them and hope to return in a few months time to see them being reinstalled.

"Simply Mustangs UK"

The Mustang cars were on the playing field at Waltham Windmill and already had quite
a crowd of interested onlookers,

They're all kept in pristine, shiny condition. 


Red, white & blue are my favourite colours in photo's.  

A lovely example of a Mustang car.

As well as the Mustang badge on the grill, this car had a poignant  memorial plate remembering 
a much loved dog.  Being a life long dog lover I had to include it here on this post.

A detail pic.

A couple of passengers including another Zippy!

Windmill renovations.

The mill tower, now without it's cap & sails.

The renovations are being done in conjunction with Historic England.
In the background is the Museum of Rural Life, another place to visit on site.

The cap now on the ground.


The sails are being stored in a compound nearby. 

Another view of them, with a pram in the foreground (?)

This is an exhibit from the Museum of Rural life, just a doll in a traditional pram.


This pic shows the heavy iron plates that hold the cap onto the top of the mill tower. 

A final view of the cap and sails in the background.

Nikon Z6.2 + 24-70mm lens.