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"
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| The Mustang cars were on the playing field at Waltham Windmill and already had quite a crowd of interested onlookers, |
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| They're all kept in pristine, shiny condition. |
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| Red, white & blue are my favourite colours in photo's. |
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| A lovely example of a Mustang car. |
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| 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. |
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| A detail pic. |
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| A couple of passengers including another Zippy! |
Windmill renovations.
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| The mill tower, now without it's cap & sails. |
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| 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. |
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| The cap now on the ground. |
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| The sails are being stored in a compound nearby. |
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| Another view of them, with a pram in the foreground (?) |
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| This is an exhibit from the Museum of Rural life, just a doll in a traditional pram. |
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| This pic shows the heavy iron plates that hold the cap onto the top of the mill tower. |
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| A final view of the cap and sails in the background. Nikon Z6.2 + 24-70mm lens. |
Wonderful photos, David. Thank you so much for coming over. We're back at Cleethorpes in October through to April, so hopefully, see you and Popcorn there 🙏
ReplyDeleteThanks Jan (I'm assuming it's you). It was nice to see you all again. David.
DeleteAgain David Lovely photos! 👍😎
ReplyDeleteThank you, I enjoy visiting the Mustangs. David.
DeleteI'm a bit late here, David, but I am fascinated by that windmill and will definitely take a look at your old post. Six sails is special indeed. The Mustangs are, as always, dazzling!
ReplyDeleteAh yes, I remember it now, and see I commented. The little railway is sweet, but the windmill is very lovely and much taller than those we have here, I think. I notice it has windows in it too. I'm glad they're renovating it as it must be quite a monument.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you liked the mill photo's both then and now. I had a tour around It's floors a few years ago and posted photo's of that visit on my blog. Thanks for commenting Val.
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