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Chislet Windmill, Herne Bay

Chislet Windmill, Herne Bay, at sunset January 2022, taken from Reculver about a mile and a quarter away.

The earliest record of a mill at Chislet is from 1666. Chislet windmill was built in 1744. It was marked on Murdoch Mackenzie's map of 1774 and the 1819-43 Ordnance Survey map and subsequent maps. The mill was working until 1916, when the cap and sails blew off in a gale, it is said that the fantail was tied up by the tenant of the Mill House and thus was unable to turn the mill into wind, thus leading to the mill being tailwinded. During the Second World War, Barnes Wallis lived in the Mill House, and watched the tests of the bouncing bomb at nearby Reculver from the top of the mill. The corrugated iron clad tower of the mill, with a simple roof over and retaining its major machinery stood until 15 October 2005 when it was destroyed by fire.

Replica Mill In 2011, a replica mill was built on the site of the old mill as part of a new house.

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9x12"
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15x20"
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18x24"
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24x32"
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Technical Information
Time Taken
26/01/2022 16:32
Dimensions
6232 x 4674
Exposure
1/1000s
Focal Length
500mm
Aperture
f/8
ISO
100