The opening of Polegate Windmill
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The spinning ornamental garden windmill gives a clue to the rest of this film. Shots of Polegate's restored windmill follow, showing many of its details, before we join the opening celebrations. We see an old man wearing a smock and a team of campanologists ringing their hand bells. After his speech, the door to the windmill is opened by the Duke of Devonshire and the sails start turning. Children play on an antique hay cart after which we see more shots of the windmill in action.