Archive Catalogue

"Drive mechansim to Great Spur wheel"

UNIO-01-62-06
Item
c 1925

Part of Union Windmill Cranbrook Collection

From handbook of drawings in Union Mill, Cranbrook. Original lodged at SPAB.

Tessant, Ken

"Drive to stones, bolter and dresser"

UNIO-01-62-01
Item
c 1925

Part of Union Windmill Cranbrook Collection

From handbook of drawings in Union Mill, Cranbrook. Original lodged at SPAB.

Tessant, Ken

Photograph of John Russell in cap by brake-wheel

UNIO-01-61-05
Item
1940s

Part of Union Windmill Cranbrook Collection

Unknown photographer

John Russell photographed by the Brake Wheel

UNIO-01-53-04
Item
c 1950

Part of Union Windmill Cranbrook Collection

Wailes, Reginald (1901-1986), engineer, known as Rex

Pastry Room with Great Spur Wheel above

FUWA-10146
Item
2014

Part of Friends of Upminster Windmill Archive

Brake Wheel and Wallower

FUWA-10067
Item
2014

Part of Friends of Upminster Windmill Archive

Seen on the Dust floor, in this view the Wallower is disengaged from the Brake Wheel, the Upright Shaft having been swung back on its universal joint by moving the sprattle arm

Crown Wheel and pinion

FUWA-02712
Item
2012

Part of Friends of Upminster Windmill Archive

The Crown Wheel and pinion mounted on the upright shaft is the main power take-off for driving auxiliary machinery and the sack hoist - the sack hoist belt can be seen. A mechanism allows the pinion to be lifted to disengage the gears and stop all machinery.

Brake Wheel

FUWA-02227
Item
2013

Part of Friends of Upminster Windmill Archive

The Brake Wheel is 10 ft 9in diameter and has 78 wooden teeth. It meshes with a Wallower gear that has 43 teeth, thus the gear ratio is 1.8:1. By using gears that are a mix of an odd and even number of teeth, cyclic wear of the teeth is prevented.

Stone Nut

FUWA-02074
Item
2013

Part of Friends of Upminster Windmill Archive

This image shows one of the four wooden toothed Stone Nuts, with its lifting ring to take it out of mesh with the Great Spur Wheel. Also seen is the adjustable bearing for the Stone Spindle that allows the spindle to be aligned.