Eastbridge Windpump
| Eastbridge Windpump | |
|---|---|
Museum of East Anglian Life | |
| Year built | 1979 |
| Information | |
| Purpose | drainage mill |
| Type | Smock mill |
| Smock sides | Eight sides |
| No. of sails | Four Sails |
| Type of sails | Patent sails |
| Windshaft | Cast iron |
| Winding | Fantail |
| Fantail blades | Six blades |
| Type of pump | Three-throw plunger pump |
Eastbridge Windpump is a
and which was then restored to working order.History
Eastbridge Windpump was probably built in the mid nineteenth century by Robert Martin, the
war, an iron windpump was erected nearby to take over from Eastbridge Windpump. On 19 February 1977, Eastbridge Windpump collapsed.[4] The remains were dismantled by members of Suffolk Mills Group in July 1977 and later incorporated into the rebuilt mill at the Museum of East Anglian Life, Stowmarket. The restoration work was done by Jameson Marshall Ltd.[2]
Description
Eastbridge windpump is a 30 feet (9.14 m) high smock mill on a brick base of a few courses. It has a boat-shaped cap and is winded by a fantail. The four Patent sails are carried on a cast-iron windshaft. They span 44 feet (13.41 m). The cast-iron brake wheel drives a cast-iron wallower carried on a cast-iron upright shaft. A cast-iron crown wheel drives a three-throw plunger pump, which has cylinders 1 foot (305 mm) square.[3]
Public access
Eastbridge Windpump is open to the public and may be viewed externally during normal opening times of the Museum of East Anglian Life.[5]
References
- ^ "East Bridge Wind Pump". East Anglian Rural Life Museum. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
- ^ ISBN 0-9506447-0-6.
- ^ ISBN 0-85115-112-4.
- ^ "Newsletter Number 1" (PDF). Suffolk Mills Group. June 1977.
- ^ "Opening times". Museum of East Anglian Life. Retrieved 19 May 2009.
External links
- Suffolk Mills Group webpage on Eastbridge Windpump.