The mill is a particularly photogenic structure and a key landmark in the area.
Although we are not open to the public because of Covid-19 why not visit the outside of the mill and capture your own images, or simply enjoy this selection from our flickr group :
Holgate Windmill exterior, September 2020 - 5
This bas-relief mural, by Lynne O'Dowd, was given to the mill after being found in a dilapidated state. It was restored, the cost being covered by sponsorship from society members and other local people.
It shows agricultural tasks involved in growing wheat for windmills in the 18th and 19th centuries, when Holgate milled large quantities of grain to produce flour.
The mural is on display at the foot of the snicket (footpath) leading up to the mill from Acomb Road opposite New Lane and West Bank Park.
Holgate Windmill exterior, September 2020 - 4
Holgate Windmill, York, on a bright day in mid-September, seen from the snicket (footpath) leading up to the mill from Acomb Road opposite New Lane and West Bank Park.
The mill is closed to visitors because of the Covid-19 pandemic, but we have been milling more grain than usual.
2020 is the mill's 250th anniversary year, and planned celebrations have now been postponed to 2022.
www.holgatewindmill.org/
Holgate Windmill exterior, September 2020 - 1
Holgate Windmill, York, on a bright day in mid-September.
The mill is closed to visitors because of the Covid-19 pandemic, but we have been milling more grain than usual.
2020 is the mill's 250th anniversary year, and planned celebrations have now been postponed to 2022.
www.holgatewindmill.org/
Holgate Windmill exterior, September 2020 - 2
Holgate Windmill, York, on a bright day in mid-September.
The mill is closed to visitors because of the Covid-19 pandemic, but we have been milling more grain than usual.
2020 is the mill's 250th anniversary year, and planned celebrations have now been postponed to 2022.
www.holgatewindmill.org/
Holgate Windmill exterior, September 2020 - 3
Holgate Windmill, York, from the east on a bright day in mid-September.
The mill is closed to visitors because of the Covid-19 pandemic, but we have been milling more grain than usual.
2020 is the mill's 250th anniversary year, and planned celebrations have now been postponed to 2022.
www.holgatewindmill.org/
Holgate Windmill stone floor, September 2020 - 10
The stone floor of Holgate Windmill, York.
A panel showing 202 windmills past and present in East Yorkshire between York and the coast, based mainly on work by Robin A Hill.
Holgate Windmill stone floor, September 2020 - 9
The stone floor of Holgate Windmill, York.
Work continues on the restoration of the pair of peak stones (in the background of this picture). During August the joiner has made and fitted the wooden 'tun' which encases the stones. The next stage will be to install a grain hopper above the stones, and wooden chutes for feeding the grain from the top floor, and for the milled flour down to the ground floor.
When the work is finished, this will be the third pair of operational stones. On the left of this picture are the grain chute and hopper of one of the two pairs of French burr stones which have been in use since the original restoration project was completed in 2012.
Holgate Windmill stone floor, September 2020 - 8
The stone floor of Holgate Windmill, York.
Work continues on the restoration of the pair of peak stones. During August the joiner has made and fitted the wooden 'tun' which encases the stones. The next stage will be to install a grain hopper above the stones, and wooden chutes for feeding the grain from the top floor, and for the milled flour down to the ground floor.
When the work is finished, this will be the third pair of operational stones, in addition to the two pairs of French burr stones which have been in use since the original restoration project was completed in 2012.
Holgate Windmill stone floor, September 2020 - 7
The stone floor of Holgate Windmill, York.
Work continues on the restoration of the pair of peak stones. During August the joiner has made and fitted the wooden 'tun' which encases the stones. The next stage will be to install a grain hopper above the stones, and wooden chutes for feeding the grain from the top floor, and for the milled flour down to the ground floor.
When the work is finished, this will be the third pair of operational stones, in addition to the two pairs of French burr stones which have been in use since the original restoration project was completed in 2012 - seen in this picture, with their grain hoppers.
Holgate Windmill stone floor, September 2020 - 5
The stone floor of Holgate Windmill, York.
Work continues on the restoration of the pair of peak stones. During August the joiner has made and fitted the wooden 'tun' which encases the stones. The next stage will be to install a grain hopper above the stones, and wooden chutes for feeding the grain from the top floor, and for the milled flour down to the ground floor.
When the work is finished, this will be the third pair of operational stones, in addition to the two pairs of French burr stones which have been in use since the original restoration project was completed in 2012.
The chain and trapdoor in this picture belong to the sack hoist.
Holgate Windmill stone floor, September 2020 - 4
The stone floor of Holgate Windmill, York.
Work continues on the restoration of the pair of peak stones. During August the joiner has made and fitted the wooden 'tun' which encases the stones. The next stage will be to install a grain hopper above the stones, and wooden chutes for feeding the grain from the top floor, and for the milled flour down to the ground floor.
When the work is finished, this will be the third pair of operational stones, in addition to the two pairs of French burr stones which have been in use since the original restoration project was completed in 2012.
The chain and trapdoor in this picture belong to the sack hoist.
Holgate Windmill stone floor, September 2020 - 6
The stone floor of Holgate Windmill, York.
Work continues on the restoration of the pair of peak stones. During August the joiner has made and fitted the wooden 'tun' which encases the stones. The next stage will be to install a grain hopper above the stones, and wooden chutes for feeding the grain from the top floor, and for the milled flour down to the ground floor.
When the work is finished, this will be the third pair of operational stones, in addition to the two pairs of French burr stones which have been in use since the original restoration project was completed in 2012 - seen in this picture, with their grain hoppers.
Holgate Windmill stone floor, September 2020 - 2
The stone floor of Holgate Windmill, York.
The leather belt which connects the governor on the floor below to the stone floor machinery. The governor regulates the small gap between the pair of millstones as the rotation rate varies with the speed of the wind.
Holgate Windmill stone floor, September 2020 - 1
The stone floor of Holgate Windmill, York.
Looking across to the two pairs of millstones which have been operational since the restoration was completed in 2012-13. The wind-powered stones are on the right, driven by the turning sails via the main vertical shaft down through the building to the gearing of the great spur wheel on this floor.
The stones on the left are driven by the electric motor on the floor below.
Holgate Windmill stone floor, September 2020 - 3
The stone floor of Holgate Windmill, York.
This horizontal shaft was installed in the mid-19th century to provide power to one pair of millstones from a steam engine in a separate building, used to enable milling when there was not enough wind to drive the other three pairs of stones.
The very worn French burr millstone against the wall is the upper (runner) stone from the disused fourth pair of stones.
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Holgate Windmill ground floor, September 2020 - 7
The meal floor (ground floor) of Holgate Windmill, York.
This is the governor, the device which responds to changes in the wind speed to regulate the gap between the rotating millstones on the floor above.
Holgate Windmill ground floor, September 2020 - 6
The meal floor (ground floor) of Holgate Windmill, York.
This view towards the west door shows the ironwork which supports the weight of the four pairs of millstones on the floor above, and the machinery for regulating the gaps between the rotating stones.
Holgate Windmill ground floor, September 2020 - 5
The meal floor (ground floor) of Holgate Windmill, York.
This view shows the wooden chutes which deliver milled flour from the millstones on the floor above into the sacks. The table is used for bagging the flour.
Part of the mill shop is visible. The ironwork supports the weight of the four pairs of millstones on the floor above, and includes the machinery for regulating the gaps between the stones.
Holgate Windmill ground floor, September 2020 - 4
The meal floor (ground floor) of Holgate Windmill, York.
The overhead electric motor and the machinery for driving one pair of millstones when there is not enough wind to use the wind-powered stones.
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