Raising the wind shaft

This material is held atMills Archive

  • Reference
    • GB 3132 FUWA-02442
  • Physical Description
    • 1 jpg. Scanned and restored 2014
  • Digital Content

Scope and Content

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

Access Information

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

Additional Information

Published