The Governor
Introduction
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The Governor
Image: © Neil Owen Taken: 7 Sep 2008
Once a fully operative flour mill, Ashton windmill still retains a lot of the necessary machinery. This is the governor, and controls the speed of the system to prevent it going too fast. See Image] for more pictures of the gubbins.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.248762
Longitude
-2.840122