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From Sheaf to Loaf in a Day
Patent
sails at Wilton Windmill
Wilton
Windmill held a unique event at the end of May 2003. Locally
grown organic sheaves of wheat were threshed, then milled and the
resulting loaves baked on site - all in a day! And 2000 people came
along for the experience!
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FACTS
The Trust in conjunction with the County Council was responsible
for restoring the Windmill.
The mill cost £500 to build in 1821, but 150 years later,
it cost £25,000 to restore.
Wilton Windmill, now the only working windmill in Wessex,
is operated by the Wilton Windmill Society, which exists to
maintain the windmill in working order, and to keep it open
to the public - especially to parties from local schools.
Wilton Windmill's 2003 Old Fashioned Country Fair is on Saturday
31st May, starting at 1300hrs.
Entrance is free.
All proceeds will go towards the development of the Wilton
Windmill Society's interpretation display.
Wilton Windmill lies beyond Wilton village, a mile and a half
from the A338 Hungerford-Burbage road at East Grafton.
From
Sheaf to Loaf in a Day was the main event of the Wilton Windmill
Society's 2003 Country Fair, when the public were invited to join
in a day-long celebration at the only working windmill in Wessex.
Wilton
Windmill
Wilton
Windmill was built in 1821 as a replacement for the seven watermills
lost when the Kennet and Avon Canal was completed.
It
employed the latest technology for it's time and was constructed
by a local builder from Wilton.
The
windmill was worked for 100 years during difficult times for farmers
because of low corn prices.
In
the 1920's, the advent of electric and steam powered mills had brought
about the decline of most wind and water mills.
Wilton
Windmill: breakwheel showing teeth made from hornbeam
Wilton
Windmill then lay idle for some 50 years and was eventually
bought in 1971 by Wiltshire County Council and then leased to the
Wiltshire Historic Buildings Trust.
The
2003 Old Fashioned Country Fair is the Society's principal fundraising
event - a day-long fun event for all the family.
Watch
our exclusive video of this year's Sheaf to a Loaf in A Day:
Enjoy
our selection of exclusive images of Wilton Windmill:
The Trust in conjunction with the County Council was responsible
for restoring the Windmill. 
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