A new exhibition is now showing at Skidby Windmill, in the village life gallery, and is likely to last for about four months.
Entitled ‘East Yorkshire Windmills,’ the exhibition describes the development and subsequent decline of windmills in the region, as well as details of how windmills work and the role of the miller. It’s also illustrated with numerous interesting ‘now and then’ photographs of some of the remaining mills.
Jean Ross, a volunteer with the East Riding Rural Life project based at Skidby Mill, said: “In 1879 there were 113 windmills in East Yorkshire, excluding those in Hull, but by 1921 the number had fallen to just 18. This exhibition tells you where they were, how they worked and what happened to this once vital part of East Yorkshire life.”
Skidby Windmill is open daily 10am – 5pm, with last admission at 4.15pm.
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