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The Channel Islands
Channel Islands

The Channel Islands are a group of islands in the English Channel, off the France coast of Normandy. They include two separate bailiwicks: the Bailiwick of Guernsey and the Bailiwick of Jersey....
 have had a number of windmill
Windmill

A windmill is a machine that is powered by the energy of the wind. It is designed to convert the energy of the wind into more useful forms using rotating blades or sails....
s over the centuries. They were mostly corn mills, and about half of those built survive in one form or another.

L'Hyvreuse Windmill
The site of the L'Hyvreuse Windmill is now occupied by the Victoria Tower, built in 1848.

Le Moulin des Monts
Le Moulin des Monts, St Sampson's, was destroyed by lightning
Lightning

File:Blesk.jpgLightning is an Earth's atmosphere discharge of electricity usually accompanied by thunder, which typically occurs during thunderstorms, and sometimes during volcano or dust storms....
 in 1660.






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The Channel Islands
Channel Islands

The Channel Islands are a group of islands in the English Channel, off the France coast of Normandy. They include two separate bailiwicks: the Bailiwick of Guernsey and the Bailiwick of Jersey....
 have had a number of windmill
Windmill

A windmill is a machine that is powered by the energy of the wind. It is designed to convert the energy of the wind into more useful forms using rotating blades or sails....
s over the centuries. They were mostly corn mills, and about half of those built survive in one form or another.

Guernsey


Moulin Huet


Moulin Huet, Guernsey
Guernsey

The Bailiwick of Guernsey is a British Isles Crown dependency in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy.As well as the island of Guernsey itself, it also includes Alderney, Sark, Herm, Jethou, Brecqhou, Burhou, Lihou and other islets....
 is a tower mill
Tower mill

A Tower Mill is a type of windmill which consists of a brick or stone tower, on top of which sits a roof or cap which can be turned to bring the sails into the wind....
. It was derelict and capless by 1949 when photographed by Donald Muggeridge.

L'Hyvreuse Windmill


The site of the L'Hyvreuse Windmill is now occupied by the Victoria Tower, built in 1848.

Le Moulin des Monts


Le Moulin des Monts, St Sampson's, was destroyed by lightning
Lightning

File:Blesk.jpgLightning is an Earth's atmosphere discharge of electricity usually accompanied by thunder, which typically occurs during thunderstorms, and sometimes during volcano or dust storms....
 in 1660. Its site is now occupied by the De Saumarez Memorial in Delancey Park.

St Martin Windmill


The converted mill still stands in Steam Mill Lane, It houses a jewellery business.

Vale Windmill


Vale Windmill is a fivestorey tower mill that was built in 1850. Photographs show it to have had four shuttered sails . The cap was similar in shape to those found on Kent windmills and was winded by a fantail. The mill had a stage at first floor level. It was converted into an artillery observation post by the Germans during the Second World War. This work entaild a three storey extension being built on the mill tower, making it high overall. The windmill featured on a stamp issued by the Guernsey post office in 1982.

Jersey


Bel Royal Windmill


Bel Royal windmill, Jersey
Jersey

The Bailiwick of Jersey is a British Crown dependency off the coast of Normandy, France. As well as the island of Jersey itself, the bailiwick includes the nearly uninhabited islands of the Minquiers, ?cr?hous, the Pierres de Lecq and other rocks and reefs....
 was painted by Isabella Struthers in 1884. The owner in 1886 was a Mr Gosset, who lost the mill due to a Bank failure. The new owner demolished the mill and built a terrace of houses in its place.

Elizabeth Castle Windmill


The existence of a windmill at Elizabeth Castle
Elizabeth Castle

Elizabeth Castle is a castle in Saint Helier, Jersey. Construction was started in the 16th century when the power of cannons meant that the existing stronghold at Mont Orgueil was insufficient to defend the Island and the port of St....
 is indicated by the demolition of Windmill Rock, an outcrop in the unfortified Green. Between the construction of the Lower Ward (1636) and the construction of Fort Charles (1646-1647), the northern part of L'Islet was undeveloped militarily. In the centre of this Green stood a windmill on a rocky promontory. In 1646 it was decided to entrench the Green and quarry away the Windmill Rock. Construction of the Windmill Tower was started in 1651 on the site of the Windmill Rock. Buildings constructed in the early 19th century now cover the site. The existence of this mill is disputed.

Moulin de Grouville


The Moulin de Grouville or Moulin de Beauvoir is an early nineteenth century tower mill of five storeys. During World War Two
Occupation of the Channel Islands

The Occupation of the Channel Islands refers to the military occupation of the Channel Islands by Nazi Germany during World War II which lasted from 30 June 1940 until the Liberation on 9 May 1945....
 it was converted into an artillery observation tower by the Germans. It is now a house conversion and is listed on the Jersey Register of Historic Buildings.

St Jean Windmill


St Jean Windmill was standing in 1848.

St Mary Windmill


St Mary Windmill was standing in 1848.

St Ouen's Windmill


St Ouen's Windmill, or Moulin de la Campagne is a tower mill in Grantez, Saint Ouen
Saint Ouen, Jersey

Saint Ouen is one of the twelve Parishes of Jersey of Jersey in the Channel Islands. It is in the north west of the Island. The parish is the largest parish by surface area, covering 8,341 verg?es ...
, that was converted into an artillery observation post by the Germans during World War Two. It is listed on the Jersey Register of Historic Buildings.

St Peter's Windmill


St Peter's Windmill is a tower mill that was in existence by 1848. Photographs show it to have been a five storey tower mill with a domed cap carrying four patent sails
Windmill sail

Windmills are powered by their sails. These sails are found in different designs, from the primitive common sails to the advanced patent sails....
 and winded by a fantail
Windmill fantail

A Fantail is a small windmill mounted at right angles to the sails, at the rear of the windmill, and which turns the cap automatically to bring it into the wind....
. The mill did not have a stage. It was derelict for many years until converted into a pub in the 1950s. It has been converted into a shop and restaurant. The sails are not an authentic reproduction of the originals.

Moulin de Rozel


The Moulin de Rozel is a tower mill built in 1799. The mill was dismantled in 1916 and during World War Two it was converted into an artillery observation post. It is listed on the Jersey Register of Historic Buildings.

Sark


Sark Windmill


Sark Windmill was built in 1571. It is a three storey tower mill with an ogee cap. During the early nineteenth century the mill was burned by Sark tenants protesting against the seigneurial system on Sark
Sark

Sark is a small island in the southwestern English Channel. It is one of the Channel Islands, is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, and as such is a British crown dependency....
. The mill was rebuilt. It was working by wind until 1917. The mill had four double patent sails, and was winded by a fantail. The mill is the second oldest in the British Isles, it featured on the 1971 and 1977 2p coins issued by Guernsey.

Little Sark Windmill


Little Sark Windmill was a tower mill. The tower remains today, mostly covered in ivy.

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