The windmill is one of Warwickshire’s most famous landmarks, standing on a hilltop overlooking the village of Chesterton for nearly 350 years, near by the Roman Fosse Way and about five miles (8 km) south-east of Warwick. It was built in 1632-1633, probably by Sir Edward Peyto, who was Lord of the Chesterton Manor House. At this time John Stone, a pupil of Inigo Jones, was in Chesterton, designing the new Manor House, and he probably helped with the Windmill as well. Sir Edward was a mathematician and astrologer and probably his own architect to the windmill, but although claims have been made that the tower was originally built as an observatory, the estate accounts now at Warwick Record Office show that it has always been a windmill, making it the earliest tower mill in England to retain any of its working parts.

Nikon D300 – Nikkor 18-200mm VR lens – ND4 grad

Featured in the JPG Cast-offs group APR 2011.
Featured in the Wide Angle Photography group APR 2011.
Featured in the Country Bumpkin group APR 2011.
Featured in the Weekend Photographer group APR 2011.
Featured in the Scenery group APR 2011.
Featured in the Colour & Light group JULY 2011.

Winner of the Sunrise, Sunset Challenge – It’s cool to be green JULY 2011.
Runner up in the Absolute Clarity CHallenge – Field & Sky JUNE 2012.