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Lockington Crescent, STOWMARKET, IP14 1DA

The old cart shed is to the left with the mill on the right. The village sign makes it look like this was always here. However it was all built here in the 1970s.

Two stones can be seen on the left along with some kind of belt driven machine. The wooden construction is also shown well here.

All three buildings here were moved from what is now Alton water Image The black building is the cart lodge, the mill of course in red and white and the millhouse is the brick building. Also amazing is that that are in their original positions. The only tell tale while looking is the placement of modern bricks in some places. Although the mill race and inside used original bricks Image

When running the two balls reflect the speed of the mill, the further out centrifugal force sends them the higher the iron bar moves. This bar is pivoted via the horizontal(ish) bar. The purpose is to alter the distance between the stones when milling, affecting the coarseness of the flour. See Image

A view of the reconstructed millrace for the mill, which is in working order.

Usually in a watermill the stones are on the second floor. However they are on the ground floor in this example. Most of the ancillary equipment is up here, powered by the belts running off the crownwheel Image

This view shows the great spur wheel (the large cog) , when running and the cogs are aligned this turns the stone nut (the smaller one). Thus turning the runner stone, grinding the grain into flour. In a windmill the stones are overdriven, a watermill they are underdriven. Coarseness of the flour is monitored by the miller, however to help him (or her) out, a governor is used. Although out of view in this picture it basically uses centrifugal force to move the stones nut up and down via the horizontal bar. The distances involves are fractions of millimetres but that is all that is needed.

This is driven off the great spur wheel (left) turning the runner stone above and grinding the grain into flour. The pit wheel can also be been to the bottom left.

A view of the overshot waterwheel, unusual for flat East Anglia. The water, stored in the millpond Image] comes through the valve Image] and along the channel Image] and onto the wheel.

Usually in a watermill the stones are on the second floor. However they are on the ground floor in this example. Most of the ancillary equipment is up here, powered by the belts running off the crownwheel Image