TA0225 : Cliff Mill, Hessle

Hessle, East Riding of Yorkshire, Great Britain

Cliff Mill, Hessle
Cliff Mill, Hessle
Cliff Mill (a.k.a. Black Mill) dwarfed by the north tower of the Humber Bridge at Hessle. The windmill was very distinctive because it had five sails instead of the usual four, although it seems unlikely it would have been painted black when in use as its purpose was to crush chalk boulders to make the 'whiting' used in paints, cosmetics and bread. The nearby pit which provided the chalk (now the Humber Bridge Country Park) became flooded every winter and was eventually abandoned in 1960.
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TA0225, 113 total images   (find images nearby)
Photographer
Paul Glazzard   (find more nearby)
Image classification
Geograph
Date Taken
Tuesday, 22 May, 2007
Submitted
Wednesday, 23 May, 2007
Category
Windmill   (find more nearby)
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TA 022 253 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:42.8957N 0:27.1741W
Photographer Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TA 021 254
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Southeast (about 135 degrees)
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