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[[File:ShipleyMillJonathanCreek.jpg|right|250px]]Often used as the archetype of the idyllic rural home' the 'Windmill Home' (Chimni Typology 8.1.3) has to be one of the least common of the home types in the [[Chimni Home Typology]].
[[File:HomesInOtherBuildings-08.png|right|300px]]Often used as the archetype of the idyllic rural home' the 'Windmill Home' (Chimni Typology 8.1.3) has to be one of the least common of the home types in the [[Chimni Home Typology]].


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File:ShipleyMillJonathanCreek.jpg|The smock built King’s Mill at Shipley, West Sussex
File:TheBlackWindmill-Kent.jpg|The Black Windmill, Whitstable, Kent. The Grade II-listed black weatherboarded smock mill was built in 1814, with the rest of the house added around 100 years later.
File:TheBlackWindmill-Kent.jpg|The Black Windmill, Whitstable, Kent. The Grade II-listed black weatherboarded smock mill was built in 1814, with the rest of the house added around 100 years later.
File:BlackMill-Lincoln.jpg|The Black Mill Sleaford Road, Brant Broughton, Lincoln
File:BlackMill-Lincoln.jpg|The Black Mill Sleaford Road, Brant Broughton, Lincoln
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File:WindmillConversion-Suffolk.jpg|The historic Cockfield Mill near Bury St Edmunds was lying derelict for years before a facelift into a holiday home by Beech Architects.
File:WindmillConversion-Suffolk.jpg|The historic Cockfield Mill near Bury St Edmunds was lying derelict for years before a facelift into a holiday home by Beech Architects.
File:CleyWindmill-Norfolk.jpeg|Cley Windmill at Blakeney, Norfolk - childhood home of singer James Blunt.
File:CleyWindmill-Norfolk.jpeg|Cley Windmill at Blakeney, Norfolk - childhood home of singer James Blunt.
File:RiverThurneWindmill-Norfolk.jpeg|The River Thurne Windmill, Norfolk, now converted to a JamesBond themed holiday home. It appeared in an episode of Bob Mortimer & Paul Whitehouse’s ‘Gone Fishing’.
File:JackAndJillWindmills-ClaytonSussex.jpeg|The ‘Jack’ and ‘Jill’ twin windmills at Clayton, in the South Downs in Sussex.
File:JackAndJillWindmills-ClaytonSussex.jpeg|The ‘Jack’ and ‘Jill’ twin windmills at Clayton, in the South Downs in Sussex.
File:GroesOnnenWindmill-Holywell.jpg|Groes Onnen Windmill, Holywell, Wales. Built in the late 18th century the Grade II listed building is a rare example of a full-height windmill.
File:GroesOnnenWindmill-Holywell.jpg|Groes Onnen Windmill, Holywell, Wales. Built in the late 18th century the Grade II listed building is a rare example of a full-height windmill.
File:KibworthHarcourtMill-Leicestershire.jpeg|Kibworth Harcourt Post Mill in Leicestershire
File:TheRoundHouse-Framlingham.jpeg|The Round House, Framlingham, Suffolk was the Town windmill before losing its top.
File:Santorini-Greece.jpeg|Windmill Houses on Santorini, Greece.
File:Santorini-Greece.jpeg|Windmill Houses on Santorini, Greece.
File:Finca-SesAlqueries.JPG|A converted 'finca' or farmhouse in Ses Alqueries, Mallorca, Spain with windmill.
File:Finca-SesAlqueries.JPG|A converted 'finca' or farmhouse in Ses Alqueries, Mallorca, Spain with windmill.
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==Windmills In Movies, TV & The Arts==
==Windmills In Movies, TV & The Arts==
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File:KingsMill-shipley.jpeg|King’s Mill, Shipley, Sussex. The fictional home of TV crime solving magician’s assistant Jonathan Creek.
File:ShipleyMillJonathanCreek.jpg| Shipley Mill Sussex. The fictional home of TV crime solving magician Jonathan Creek
File:CobstoneChittyChittyBangBang2.jpg|Cobstone Windmill at Ibstone, Bucks - the home of inventor Caractacus Potts in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
File:CobstoneChittyChittyBangBang2.jpg|Cobstone Windmill at Ibstone, Bucks - the home of inventor Caractacus Potts in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
File:TheBlackWindmill.jpeg|The Black Windmill. A spy drama starring Michael Caine set at the ‘Jack’ Windmill in Clayton, Sussex.
File:WindyMiller.jpg| Windy Miller's House from Camberwick Green
File:WindyMiller.jpg| Windy Miller's House from Camberwick Green
File:MillAtUpminster.JPG|The Mill at Upminster by Lilian Hawthorn (nee Leahy) of the [[The 'East London Group']] ELG
File:MillAtUpminster.JPG|The Mill at Upminster by Lilian Hawthorn (nee Leahy) of the [[The 'East London Group']] ELG
File:ChudeleyMill-Derbyshire.jpg|Cluddeley Mill, Wrockwardine, Shropshire by Harold Steggles of the [[The 'East London Group']]
File:ChudeleyMill-Derbyshire.jpg|Cluddeley Mill, Wrockwardine, Shropshire by Harold Steggles of the [[The 'East London Group']]
File:RayleighMount-Essex.jpg|‘Rayleigh Mount’ by Walter Steggles  of the [[The 'East London Group']] 1936
File:RayleighMount-Essex.jpg|‘Rayleigh Mount’ by Walter Steggles  of the [[The 'East London Group']] 1936
 
File:SussexWindmill-EricSlater.jpg|'A Sussex Windmill', Eric Slater, colour woodblock, 1930s.
File:TheWindmillSheringham-ClaughtonPellew.jpeg|'The Windmill, Sheringham', Claughton Pellew, 1925.


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http://www.windmillworld.com/news/item714.htm
[http://www.windmillworld.com/news/item714.htm WindmillWorld]
 


[https://www.anglesey-history.co.uk/windmills/index.html Windmills of Anglesey]


==Books We Liked==
==Books We Liked==

Latest revision as of 20:18, 15 December 2021

Often used as the archetype of the idyllic rural home' the 'Windmill Home' (Chimni Typology 8.1.3) has to be one of the least common of the home types in the Chimni Home Typology.

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Notable Windmill Homes[edit]

  • The smock built King’s Mill at Shipley, West Sussex

    The smock built King’s Mill at Shipley, West Sussex

  • The Black Windmill, Whitstable, Kent. The Grade II-listed black weatherboarded smock mill was built in 1814, with the rest of the house added around 100 years later.

    The Black Windmill, Whitstable, Kent. The Grade II-listed black weatherboarded smock mill was built in 1814, with the rest of the house added around 100 years later.

  • The Black Mill Sleaford Road, Brant Broughton, Lincoln

    The Black Mill Sleaford Road, Brant Broughton, Lincoln

  • Patcham Mill, overlooking the South Downs National Park at Brighton West Sussex. Built in 1885 by Shoreham millwright James Holloway.

    Patcham Mill, overlooking the South Downs National Park at Brighton West Sussex. Built in 1885 by Shoreham millwright James Holloway.

  • The historic Cockfield Mill near Bury St Edmunds was lying derelict for years before a facelift into a holiday home by Beech Architects.

    The historic Cockfield Mill near Bury St Edmunds was lying derelict for years before a facelift into a holiday home by Beech Architects.

  • Cley Windmill at Blakeney, Norfolk - childhood home of singer James Blunt.

    Cley Windmill at Blakeney, Norfolk - childhood home of singer James Blunt.

  • The River Thurne Windmill, Norfolk, now converted to a JamesBond themed holiday home. It appeared in an episode of Bob Mortimer & Paul Whitehouse’s ‘Gone Fishing’.

    The River Thurne Windmill, Norfolk, now converted to a JamesBond themed holiday home. It appeared in an episode of Bob Mortimer & Paul Whitehouse’s ‘Gone Fishing’.

  • The ‘Jack’ and ‘Jill’ twin windmills at Clayton, in the South Downs in Sussex.

    The ‘Jack’ and ‘Jill’ twin windmills at Clayton, in the South Downs in Sussex.

  • Groes Onnen Windmill, Holywell, Wales. Built in the late 18th century the Grade II listed building is a rare example of a full-height windmill.

    Groes Onnen Windmill, Holywell, Wales. Built in the late 18th century the Grade II listed building is a rare example of a full-height windmill.

  • Kibworth Harcourt Post Mill in Leicestershire

    Kibworth Harcourt Post Mill in Leicestershire

  • The Round House, Framlingham, Suffolk was the Town windmill before losing its top.

    The Round House, Framlingham, Suffolk was the Town windmill before losing its top.

  • Windmill Houses on Santorini, Greece.

    Windmill Houses on Santorini, Greece.

  • A converted 'finca' or farmhouse in Ses Alqueries, Mallorca, Spain with windmill.

    A converted 'finca' or farmhouse in Ses Alqueries, Mallorca, Spain with windmill.


Dutch Windmill Flats Concept http://inhabitat.com/the-dutch-windwheel-is-not-only-an-incredible-circular-apartment-building-its-also-a-silent-wind-turbine/

Windmills In Movies, TV & The Arts[edit]

  • King’s Mill, Shipley, Sussex. The fictional home of TV crime solving magician’s assistant Jonathan Creek.

    King’s Mill, Shipley, Sussex. The fictional home of TV crime solving magician’s assistant Jonathan Creek.

  • Cobstone Windmill at Ibstone, Bucks - the home of inventor Caractacus Potts in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

    Cobstone Windmill at Ibstone, Bucks - the home of inventor Caractacus Potts in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

  • The Black Windmill. A spy drama starring Michael Caine set at the ‘Jack’ Windmill in Clayton, Sussex.

    The Black Windmill. A spy drama starring Michael Caine set at the ‘Jack’ Windmill in Clayton, Sussex.

  • Windy Miller's House from Camberwick Green

    Windy Miller's House from Camberwick Green

  • The Mill at Upminster by Lilian Hawthorn (nee Leahy) of the The 'East London Group' ELG

    The Mill at Upminster by Lilian Hawthorn (nee Leahy) of the The 'East London Group' ELG

  • Cluddeley Mill, Wrockwardine, Shropshire by Harold Steggles of the The 'East London Group'

    Cluddeley Mill, Wrockwardine, Shropshire by Harold Steggles of the The 'East London Group'

  • ‘Rayleigh Mount’ by Walter Steggles of the The 'East London Group' 1936

    ‘Rayleigh Mount’ by Walter Steggles of the The 'East London Group' 1936

  • 'A Sussex Windmill', Eric Slater, colour woodblock, 1930s.

    'A Sussex Windmill', Eric Slater, colour woodblock, 1930s.

  • 'The Windmill, Sheringham', Claughton Pellew, 1925.

    'The Windmill, Sheringham', Claughton Pellew, 1925.

Notable Barn Conversion Homes[edit]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobstone_Windmill

http://www.windmillworld.com/mills/stars.htm



Notable Non-Residential Conversions[edit]

See Also In Chimni[edit]

ChimniWiki Agricultural Conversions

ChimniWiki Chimni Home Typology


Other Interesting Web Sites[edit]

WindmillWorld

Windmills of Anglesey

Books We Liked[edit]

Refurbishment Projects[edit]

References[edit]

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