2010

TL9473 : Cogs and Stones

taken 16 years ago, near to Bardwell, Suffolk, England

Cogs and Stones
Cogs and Stones
The great spur wheel with two 'stone nuts' or smaller cogs, these turn the stones. In a windmill the stones are overdriven unlike a watermill which is underdriven.

Bardwell tower mill was built in late 1829 or early 1830; it replaced the village’s old post mill which was sold and moved away a few years later. A small mill of four storeys, it stands in company with its original outbuildings which include the miller’s cottage and an old bakery. Due to its size it only has two stones, other taller and more powerful mills could boast four.
Presently under restoration it can be viewed with kind permission of the volunteers. Presently the sails are being painted and should be up this year (only one pair of sails though). On a windy day this should be enough to produce flour.
Bardwell Windmill

Bardwell tower mill was built in late 1829 or early 1830; it replaced the village’s old post mill which was sold and moved away a few years later. A small mill of four storeys, it stands in company with its original outbuildings which include the miller’s cottage and an old bakery. Due to its size it only has two stones, other taller and more powerful mills could boast four.
Presently under restoration it can be viewed with kind permission of the volunteers or at open days. Presently the second pair of sails are being painted and assembled. One pair was put up in late August 2010. Inside is an interesting view of the governor mechanism, also the spur wheel and stones.


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Category: Windmill > Windmill
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Bardwell Windmill [21] · Cottage [6] · Restoration [5] · Turn the Stones [3] · Small Mill of four Storeys [2] ·
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Ashley Dace   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 5 August, 2010   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 6 August, 2010
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OSGB36: geotagged! TL 941 738 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:19.6769N 0:50.8295E
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OSGB36: geotagged! TL 941 738
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