Melinsey Mill - gear room
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The photograph on this page of Melinsey Mill - gear room by Chris Allen as part of the Geograph project.
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Melinsey Mill - gear room
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 22 Apr 2014
This is a rather cluttered area and the gearing is obscured by the heavy wooden hurst framing. The water wheel drives via spur gearing to a layshaft that in turn drives the stone nut but without trespassing (I didn't) you can't appreciate all the mechanism.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.216107
Longitude
-4.936795