2011

TM2564 : Saxstead Green Postmill - Governor

taken 13 years ago, near to Saxtead Green, Suffolk, England

Saxstead Green Postmill - Governor
Saxstead Green Postmill - Governor
A view of the 'modernisation'. Originally there would have been no governor but around the 1800s this technology was added to save the miller time. The governor was spun via a shaft connected to the shaft upstairs. This meant the governor's speed reflected the speed of the mill. The centrifugal effect of the balls moved the 'iron yard' up or down and thus the tentering beam (white bar in this photo). So the small adjustments reflected the distance between the stones, maintaining the coarseness of the flour.
Saxstead Green Postmill

Saxstead Green mill is a 3 storey post mill in the care of English Heritage.
It dates from at least 1796; after tailwind damage c1853 the roundhouse was raised (3rd time) and modernised with cast iron machinery (brake wheel is oak) by Whitmore and Binyon in 1854. The raising was to accommodate two extra engine driven stones as well as other machines like flour dressers. The engine was at first steam but later oil. The mill ceased working commercially on the death of the last miller in 1947.
The site has been conserved, the patent sails still turn but the stone nuts are not connected to the spur wheel.
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This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Saxstead Green Postmill [12] · Stones [8] Other Photos: · Heckington Windmill - Governor ·
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TM2564, 141 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Ashley Dace   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 2 May, 2011   (more nearby)
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Monday, 2 May, 2011
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OSGB36: geotagged! TM 253 645 [100m precision]
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