<a href="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/waltham-windmilljul14.jpg"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-1862 alignleft" src="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/waltham-windmilljul14-150x200.jpg" alt="waltham-windmill(jul14)" width="150" height="200" /></a>Jane has always been interested in windmills so this week we thought we'd visit a couple of local mills. This one is on the outskirts of Grimsby and is very unusual because it has 6 sails. We were able to climb all the way to the top to see the various activities on all levels.

We had a coffee in the old train carriage which had been converted into a café. It was a lovely morning.

<a href="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/mountpleasance-windmilljul.jpg"><img class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-1865" src="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/mountpleasance-windmilljul-150x200.jpg" alt="mountpleasance-windmill(jul" width="150" height="200" /></a>Our second visit was to the Mount Pleasance windmill south of Scunthorpe. This is a working mill although not using the wind power but has been attached to an electric motor to run all the equipment. The miller was a real cynic and gave us more information about his view of how the country should be run rather than any details about the history of the mill.

<a href="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/grindstonesjul14.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1863" src="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/grindstonesjul14-200x150.jpg" alt="grindstones(jul14)" width="200" height="150" /></a>We watched him persuade a pile of flour work its way through a hopper an in to sacks below.

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<a href="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/jane-windmilljul14.jpg"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-1864 alignright" src="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/jane-windmilljul14-150x200.jpg" alt="jane-windmill(jul14)" width="150" height="200" /></a>Again we were allowed to climb to the top of the mill to see everything working. The millstones were not turning but we could see the residue of wheat that had just passed from a hopper onto the stone and was now being bagged up.

Of course this is organic flour and the price of a load reflected this. We decided to stick to our Tesco rolls.

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