BIDSTON WINDMILL, BIDSTON HILL, BIDSTON, MERSEYSIDE, ENGLAND.

            BIDSTON WINDMILL IS A BRICK-BUILT TOWER MILL AND WAS USED TO GRIND CORN TO FLOUR FOR 75 YEARS. THE MILL WAS BUILT IN THE YEAR 1800 AND ALTHOUGH ACCESS TO ITS FACILITIES CAUSED NO END OF PROBLEMS FOR CART DRIVERS, IT WAS IDEALLY PLACED ON TOP OF BIDSTON HILL TO CATCH THE WIND. THE WINDMILL COULD PRODUCE 122 LB (50.84 KG) OF FLOUR EVERY 3 TO 5 MINUTES (DEPENDING ON THE WIND SPEED).
IN THIS STYLE OF MILL THE TOP OR ‘CAP’ CAN BE ROTATED THROUGH 360° SO THE SAILS COULD BE MOVED TO FOLLOW THE DIRECTION OF THE WIND. ON THE BACK OF THE MILL YOU CAN SEE THE LARGE WOODEN CHAIN-WHEEL, WHICH WAS USED TO SLOWLY TURN THE ROOF AROUND USING A RACK AND GEAR SYSTEM. THE LAST MILLER TO WORK THE MILL WAS MR YOUDS. ALTHOUGH SAFETY CONCERNS WERE NOT AS IMPORTANT IN THE 1800S AS THEY ARE TODAY, THE WINDMILL DID HAVE ONE IMPORTANT SAFETY FEATURE: AN EXTRA DOOR! THIS PREVENTED MILLERS WALKING OUT OF THE MILL INTO THE RAPIDLY TURNING SAILS (60 MILES AN HOUR ON A GOOD DAY).
UNFORTUNATELY IT DIDN’T ALWAYS WORK AND ONE OF MR YOUDS’ PREDECESSORS FORGOT WHICH DOOR HE NEEDED TO USE AND WAS HIT BY ONE OF THE FOUR HEAVY SAILS AND WAS KILLED.
DURING THE 1890S, BIDSTON HILL WAS PURCHASED BY THE BIDSTON HILL COMMITTEE FROM LORD VYNER FOR PUBLIC USE AND IN 1894 THE WINDMILL WAS RESTORED BY A MR R. S. HUDSON. THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF WIRRAL CARRIED OUT MORE REMEDIAL WORK OVER THE YEARS UNTIL 2004, WHEN THE WINDMILL WAS CLOSED TO PUBLIC. THE ROOF WAS REPAIRED IN FEBRUARY 2006. THE WINDMILL IS NOW AN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE.
FROM 2014, THE FRIENDS OF BIDSTON HILL OPEN THE WINDMILL TO THE PUBLIC ON THE FIRST SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH BETWEEN APRIL AND SEPTEMBER. OPENING HOURS ARE 10 AM TO 12 NOON (LAST ENTRY AT 11:45). HEIGHT RESTRICTIONS APPLY. DURING THE WINTER MONTHS, WHEN HIBERNATING BATS ARE IN RESIDENCE, THE WINDMILL IS CLOSED.

   

Taken in: United Kingdom / England / Wirral Metropolitan Borough (show map)

Taken on: March 10, 2015

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Camera: NIKON D800, f/10.0, 28mm, ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	NIKON D800
Aperture:	f/10.0
Focal Length:	28mm
ISO:	200
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS5 Windows
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