Working Mills Across the Flat Lands of Cambridgeshire & the Fens (1939)

"And Now They Rest" - The Fens (1939)
Working mills across the flat lands of Cambridgeshire & the Fens.
Upscaled to 1080p HD and otherwise visually enhanced by Fenland on Film.
A British Acoustic film
Produced and photographed by Valentine Durden & Brian Salt
Technical Supervision - Rex Wailes
Commentary written by Ruth Walder and spoken by Carleton Hobbs
"The producers wish to acknowledge the cooperation of the Cambridge & Suffolk Preservation Societies and of the owners of many mills who made this film possible."
Locations include:
Bourn
Herringfleet
Harwich
Soham Mere
Woolpit

[@l4zrh4wk]

As a Cambridgeshire native and history enthusiast I love seeing this old footage!

[@mathewgreen4099]

Another amazing piece of film. You have to wonder how they constructed the windmills and lifted the sails into position without any cranes etc. Fascinating. 👍

[@papashog]

I have enjoyed Learning from this video, and your voice is Classic 👏👏👏

[@FenlandOnFilm]

The voice of Carleton Hobbs! 🙂

[@TheMarkEH]

This was a fabulous insight into English history. Thank you for posting it.

[@theenginemanfromthepast.]

What a splendid piece of flim. If only there was a similar film showing the early oil or Diesel engine pumping plants.

[@FenlandOnFilm]

We'll keep our eyes peeled. If we find something, we'll share it.

[@johnstockburn6396]

As far as I know there is only one mill with its lister engine still in place ,I am sure that I could get it running

[@theenginemanfromthepast.]

When and where Lol. @@johnstockburn6396

[@lukefriesenhahn8186]

In the 1930s and 1940s Windmills still worked oft in Holland, and even after the war, for they had lots of work to do. The standard internationally tied industry was devastated from the war, but to my knowledge, the windmills were untouched. This made many windmills in need of great use by the farmers who needed their grain processed, and the sadly starving local population needed that grain. For a short while, the countryside was back as if it were the 1600s again; windmills, farms, and stores were the only places of great use by the common folk.

[@JonnyHamster]

@6:02 Chicken's big moment.

[@l4zrh4wk]

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