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Holgate Windmill is a tower mill at Holgate in York, North Yorkshire, England which has been restored to working order. ==History== Holgate tower windmill was built in 1770 of brickstones by its first owner and miller George Waud. He, his son and grandson ran the mill until 1851, and a dwelling-house was erected around the same time.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=History and Background of Holgate Windmill )〕 The mill was originally fitted with five Roller Reefing sails although these were later replaced by ''Double Patent sails''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Design and Structure of the windmill )〕 In 1841, the mill was described as having three pairs of French Burr millstones, two dressing machines and five Patent sails.〔(Yorkshire Gazette, 6 March 1841 )〕 A fourth pair of stones had been added by 1858.〔(Yorkshire Gazette, 7 August 1858 )〕 In 1859 a new granary was built, and a steam engine installed to make the mill more profitable. An extra floor was also built to raise the mill to its present height. In 1930, a large electric motor was installed to replace the steam engine, chimney and boiler house, which were pulled down. After some storm damage (sails backwinded), the mill had to stop grinding under wind power, and the City Council had the sails and the fantail removed. Milling with the electric motor ceased entirely in 1933. In 1939, a new white-painted cap was built onto the milltower. The mill's last known miller was Thomas Mollet; Eliza Gutch and her family were the last known owners of the mill. The mill was given Grade II listed building status in 1954. In 1955 further cap repairs were made, and its five stocks (whips, sailbacks) were removed in 1956. In 2001 the Holgate Preservation Society was formed, and the mill's doors were opened to the public in 2005 for the first time after 70 years. Planning for the restoration of the mill began in 2003, and the restoration started in 2006. Scaffolding was erected around the mill to remove the external black paint and render. Electricity supply was installed, and new oak doors and windows were built in. A new lime render was applied to the outer walls. In autumn 2006, the old cap with shears, brake wheel and iron cross was removed by crane, along with the old curb ring which carried the cap. The iron ring was broken and the supporting wooden frame was rotten. In 2007, most of the external renovation works were completed, a newly manufactured curb ring was lifted in, the scaffolding was removed, and the mill's open top was sealed against rain. A new white cap with ball finial, brake wheel, windshaft, shears and fivefold iron cross including the fantail rack was craned onto the mill on 28 November 2009.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Cap for Holgate windmill ready to lift )〕 Five new sails were fitted on 20 December 2011; the following year, shutters were added and in April the sails turned, powered by the wind for the first time since 1930. The official opening of the now restored mill took place on 23 June 2012.〔(Video of official opening. )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Holgate Windmill」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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