Wicken Fen windpump, Cambridgeshire, March 2020
The cap at the top of the wind pump, is vital to the workings of the structure. With manual physical effort, the cap can be twisted to reposition the sails so that they catch the wind.
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Copyright Debbie Smyth, 5 April 2020
Posted as part of Squaretops
Nice photo! I grew up in Cambridge and this reminds me of many a school trip to Wicken Fen to walk the trails and look at the plants/insects all over.
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I love your photos for today. I’ve always loved windmills 😀
I followed your terrific example.
https://ceenphotography.com/2020/04/05/april-5-squaretops-windmills-and-wind-turbines/
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Lovely windmill! Interesting info about the cap on the top …
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What a lovely wind pump, such a sophisticated one too . . . .water clearly an essential here
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What a fab old windmill
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Lovely! Now I shall be singing ‘windmills of old Amsterdam’ all day. 🙂 🙂 I saw a mouse. Where?…
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