Northfield windmill, Soham - brake wheel and wallower
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Northfield windmill, Soham - brake wheel and wallower
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 14 May 2016
This shows how the drive is transmitted from the large brake wheel to the smaller horizontal wallower atop the mainshaft. The big wooden brake block is prominent on the right and two of the guide pulleys that centre the cap are seen top left and just above the centre on the right hand margin.
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Image Location
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