Fulwell Windmill
I've had that much to share recently that i'm posting a few things quite a while after they happened! I didn't want to post daily for a week or so then have no posts for a while, so, for now at least, i'll be posting once every two days.
A few years ago, Fulwell Windmill was badly damaged in strong winds, leading to the closure of the windmill, and on top of that, they stopped lighting the windmill at night, which meant that the iconic symbol standing in the backdrop wasn't visible at night, it made the area dull. As a college student, we did a project based on buildings that lit up at night, I shot my project at Fulwell Windmill and Penshaw Monument (basically everyone shot Penshaw Monument), so for now at least, college students taking the same course will struggle finding somewhere unique to shoot.
Anyway, moving on, the windmill is now, finally being repaired, it has not been announced how long it will take to repair the windmill, but all that has happened so far is the top has been removed. The sails were very badly damaged, i'm just upset that I never thought of going up to take some damaged windmill photographs.
A day or two before my birthday, my fiancé and I headed up to Fulwell Windmill to take some photographs of the first stage of the regeneration. Please excuse the dark areas as we visited the area in the evening as the sun was beginning to set.
I'm hoping to be revisiting and taking photographs of the next stage soon, hopefully it won't be too long until the windmill is fully repaired and welcoming school trips on a regular basis.
View from the Windmill.
Fulwell Windmill is on the edge of Fulwell Quarry, so naturally, there is a lot of tall grass and plants and trees just beyond the windmill.
The above is a panoramic view taken from the Windmill.
It overlooks Seaburn.
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