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Black and white photograph. Close-up of a vertical piece of ancient wood, cracked and covered with little holes. The following text is carved deep into the surface of the wood: JA, 1853, DR, 1850.

Carved graffiti inside the windmill. We don't know who JA is; any ideas? (Photo: Ralph Edmondson)

A rather indistinct photo of a traditional windmill. The base of the windmill has been removed exposing metal struts and beams of wood. The top of the windmill and the sails look tatty. The foreground is indistinct and the sky is grey.

The windmill stripped down for restoration. The bricked part of the mill is actually a relatively recently addition; this is how the mill would have looked for much of its working life - with proper sails, of course.

The steps leading up to the buck (the top part of the windmill). The tail beam is the original timber; the modern iron clasp is holding it together (photo Ann Harrisskit Photography)

Traditional windmill in the middle distance perched on a small snow-covered ridge. There are leafless trees to left and right of the windmill. The sky is grey. There are nine or ten figures on the slopes, children and adults, several with toboggans.

Tobogganing on Brill Common in December 2017. The lumps and bumps of the common were created by clay mining in 18th and 19th centuries.

Traditional windmill in the middle distance on top of a small grassy hill. There are three or four figures close to the windmill flying kites. The sky is grey and cloudy. There are eight diamond shaped kites of various colours flying with long tails streaming out to the left.

Kite flying at the windmill. Tip: the best place to launch is just below the top of the hill (photo Victoria Timms)

Traditional windmill on top of a small snow-covered hill. Five cattle are walking through the snow from right to left in front of the windmill. There are two small human figures to the right of the windmill. The sky is pale grey. The image is blurry because snow is still falling.

Brill Community Herd heading for their hay rack in December 2017 Find out more about the herd at www.brillherd.co.uk (photo Jo Stenning)

Spring (photo HHH)

High summer (photo Sue Fuhrman)

Cattle grazing on rotation helps make Brill Common a rich and diverse natural environment (photo HHH)

Weather! Midsomer Murders filming in November 2020. So glamorous! (photo HHH)

More windmill weather (photo HHH)

And then the sun breaks through! A golden evening in December (photo HHH)

Evening photo-call for the windmill. High ground, facing west; possibly the most photographed windmill in Britain (photo David Kerry)

One of the most dramatic shots to be submitted to our Facebook page (photo Llewellyn Robinson)

The sky really is this colour sometimes. Just gorgeous! (photo Kenny)

Traditional windmill with white sails viewed from below against a night sky of stars. There is a silhouetted male figure walking towards the windmill on the crest of the hill.

Dramatic starlit shot. The mill is floodlit every night; our thanks to The Pheasant Pub in Brill for paying the electricity bill (photo George Blair)

Incredible shot of the Milky Way pouring down on Brill Windmill (photo Patrick Galka)

Wonderful atmospheric picture enhanced by the small group (photo Tarak Nath Gorai)

Red kite view...

Aerial view of Brill Windmill surround by grassland (still from video by Jase Wickham)

Watch a wonderful aerial video of Brill Windmill taken by Jase Wickham, back in 2017. Link opens in YouTube.

(Please note that you need permission from Brill Parish Council to operate a drone anywhere near the windmill! Read the drone policy on the Parish Council website to find out more.)

Winter in Brill

Windmill in snow (still from video by Tim Andrew)

A powerful reminder of proper winter weather in Brill from professional photographer, Tim Andrew. (Link opens in Vimeo.)

Read about Tim's magnificent book Brill Windmill: A photographic exploration of Brill post windmill and its restoration - and order your own copy. Tim is kindly donating a proportion of sales to Brill Sailers.

Cover of Tim's book; click for website