Trestle (mill)
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A mill's trestle.
The trestle of a post mill is the arrangement of the main post, crosstrees and quarterbars that form the substructure of this type of windmill.[1] It may or may not be surrounded by a roundhouse. Post mills without a roundhouse are known as open trestle post mills.[2]
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A Trestle Mill.
A trestle mill is a variety of smock mill, usually without weatherboards, formerly used for drainage in the Norfolk Broads.[3] Examples can be found at Horning,[4] Ludham[5] and St Olaves.[6]
References[]
- ^ Farries 1982, pp. 26–27.
- ^ Coles Finch 1933, p. 290.
- ^ Smith 1990, p. 15.
- ^ Smith 1990, pp. 28, 55.
- ^ Smith 1990, pp. 30, 56.
- ^ Smith 1990, p. 46.
- Sources
- Farries, Kenneth G. (1982). Essex Windmills, Millers and Millwrightes. Vol. Two: A Technical Review. London and Edinburgh: Charles Skilton. ISBN 0 284 98637 2.
- Smith, Arthur C. (1990). Drainage Windmills of the Norfolk Marshes. Stevenage: Arthur Smith Publication. ISBN 0 9515766 0 7.
- Coles Finch, William (1933). Watermills and Windmills. London: C. W. Daniel.
Categories:
- Renewable energy stubs
- Post mills
- Smock mills