In 1899 the original wind shaft snapped. In 1901 it was replaced, and this is perhaps a unique picture in the annals of millwrighting in that it shows the replacement 3/4 ton cast iron shaft being raised 50 feet up by means of a single mast and rope tackle hauled by hand. The picture is in very poor condition and has required extensive work to reveal any detail
Raising the wind shaft
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- Physical Description1 jpg. Scanned and restored 2014
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This image is copyright the Friends of Upminster Windmill. Please [contact us](http://www.upminsterwindmill.co.uk/) for permission to download it.
Location of Originals
Original print with Reeve Burrell - copy in FUW digital archive
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