Otterton Mill - runner stone
Introduction
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Otterton Mill - runner stone
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 12 Feb 2011
"This stone worked the first time tis true May 1st 1862." This is a runner stone and was underdrift. The square opening was for a patented balancing mechanism. The stones ran quite fast and needed to be balanced.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.659538
Longitude
-3.303377