Fulbourn Windmill
Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire
Restored Smock mill, 42 feet high three working floors.
The octagonal round house is of brick; above it is the oak framed smock with
oak 'cant posts' and binders and weather-boarded.
On the smock rests a revolving cap carrying the sails and fantail. The
cone-shaped cap, sheathed in copper, is fitted with a wooden skirt.
The sails are doubled shuttered clockwise patent sails. The shutters open and
close according to the strength of the wind through the spider on the hub of the
sails. The fan at the rear turns the cap via gears so the sails faced the wind.
The sails turn the 10 foot diameter brake wheel in the cap which transmits the
power downwards to the vertical shaft via the wallower. The 9 foot diameter spur
wheel at the base of the vertical shaft connects to the stones, turning the top
stones. The uppermost floor has three grain bins feeding the three pairs of
stones on the middle floor with chutes down to the ground floor. When the stones
are revolving the action of the grooves are like scissors opening and shutting
90-120 times a minute. (One revolution of the sails will turn the stones 15
times)
On the northwest face wall of the roundhouse is an external wheel for
transmitting power from a standing engine to the third pair of stones.
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Fulbourn Windmill, Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire |
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TL 510559 |
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Enquiries Dr Ian Harrison Tel - 01223 880649 |
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The first Saturday of the month February, March, April,
June, August, October, November, December. (Plus Aug 25 20o8 2-4:30pm)
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times by appointment.
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Mills Weekend opening times
Saturday 10.00 – 16.00
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