- WATE-040
- Item
- 20th Century
Part of James Waterfield Collection
Waterfield, James, miller and millwright
Curbs
Taxonomy
Code
Scope note(s)
- The circular timber or iron wall plate including the track supporting the revolving cap of a smock or tower mill.
Source note(s)
- Glossary
Display note(s)
Hierarchical terms
Curbs
Equivalent terms
Curbs
- UF Curb
Associated terms
Curbs
10 Archival description results for Curbs
10 results directly related Exclude narrower terms
Truck wheel and curb, Heage Windmill, Heage
- TECH-HGE35
- Item
- 22 August 2012
Part of Technical Information Project
Blythman, Guy
The refurbished pinion and hand cranking mechinism at Heage Tower Mill
- GIFF-HWS-04-33
- Item
- 2002
Alan Gifford comments: "The fantail at Heage operates a pair of twin pinions on the rack inside the top of the tower. A hand cranking mechanism is incorporated, to be used if the wind direction has changed significantly since last in use. This entire system was completely overhauled by the contractors."
Gifford, Alan
The restored winding gears set up at Heage Tower Mill
- GIFF-HWS-04-19
- Item
- 2002
Alan Gifford comments: "Unusually there are twin drives from the fantail, plus a hand winding facility if so needed. Also visible is one of the truck wheels. All of this was taken off site and refurbished as needed."
Gifford, Alan
The refurbished curb at Heage Tower mill shortly before cap replaced
- GIFF-HWS-04-13
- Item
- 2001
Alan Gifford comments: "New oak sub curb timbers were fitted before the refurbished curb and internal rack were refitted. New rollers and link bars were installed. A temporary cap was then fitted to protect the interior."
Gifford, Alan
Curb track removed revealing rotten sub curb timbers at Heage Tower Windmill
- GIFF-HWS-04-12
- Item
- 2001
Alan Gifford comments: "The internal rack and curb have been removed revealing that sub curb timbers were rotten (see GIFF-HWS-04-11)"
Gifford, Alan
Rotten timbers found under curb at Heage Tower Mill
- GIFF-HWS-04-11
- Item
- 2001
Alan Gifford comments: "When the iron curb track was removed the sub timbers were completely rotten and had to be replaced."
Gifford, Alan
View onto cap from dust floor at Heage Tower Mill
- GIFF-HWS-04-04
- Item
- 2001
Alan Gifford comments: "View from dust floor onto old cap and fantail."
Hunter, Dave
View down onto cap over curb at Heage Tower Mill
- GIFF-HWS-04-03
- Item
- 2001
Alan Gifford comments: "An unusual view over the debris filled curb track down onto the old cap."
Gifford, Alan
Appalling condition of live curb at Heage Tower Mill
- GIFF-HWS-02-12
- Item
- 1993
Alan Gifford comments: "The cap could not move because the roller carriage was broken and encased in pigeon droppings."
Gifford, Alan