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National Trust: Pitstone Windmill

Dan and Paul paid a visit to the historical Pitstone Windmill to shoot some content for NT’s Social Media and website.

We shot during the early hours of the morning, it was very cold but very rewarding. We used a GoPro Hero 4 for the aerial clips as we left the DJI s900 at home but used the Panasonic GH4 for some ground timelapse and video.

A rare and striking example of an early form of windmill. 

This unusual survivor is one of the oldest windmills in Britain. Pitstone windmill ground flour for the village for almost three hundred years until a freak storm in the early 1900s left it damaged beyond economic repair.

Donated to the National Trust in 1937 Pitstone Windmill has been faithfully restored by a dedicated team of local volunteers. Today you can explore both the inner and outer workings of the windmill; including the massive post upon which the mill turns and the tail pole which the miller used to position the sails in the wind, while also taking in spectacular views of the surrounding Chilterns countryside.