2013

TM0144 : Kersey Mill Complex - Mill

taken 11 years ago, near to Kersey, Suffolk, England

Kersey Mill Complex - Mill
Kersey Mill Complex - Mill
This is a molinological sweet shop. The upper floors are currently unsafe; however all the goodies are here. The governor controlled hurst frames are to the left. Note the flour elevator.
Tentering - molinological application

In a mill context, tentering is changing the distance (gap) between the runner stone and the bed stone. Decreasing the distance results in a finer grain. As the stones go faster there is a natural tendency for the runner to rise and the tentering mechanism can be adjusted to counter this. In many windmills this is done by a governor that automatically compensates for the tendency of the runner to rise. In watermills it is done by hand with mechanisms of varying elegance. In this case, the second order lever at the bottom raises or lowers the footstep bearing that the spindle carrying the stone nut is supported by. The adjustment is by a vertical lead screw on the other side of the frame and in easy reach of the miller.

Kersey Watermill

Kersey Mill complex is a small ex-industrial site in the beautiful Suffolk village of Kersey near Hadleigh.

Milling has been known on site since at least 1086 for there is reference in Domesday Book. This area was highly prosperous.
Today's buildings include an 18th or 19th century mill (intact but in need of repair), a mill house and other buildings as well as 1820s bottle kilns and maltings.

The site has been wonderfully restored as upmarket businesses including a gym, bakery and wedding venue.
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TM0144, 66 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Ashley Dace   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 30 June, 2013   (more nearby)
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Sunday, 30 June, 2013
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OSGB36: geotagged! TM 0119 4441 [10m precision]
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