Wind engine, Crux Easton
A wind-powered corn mill and pumping mill/wheel and saw mill in the historic county of Hampshire, England.
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This wind engine is of the 'Simplex' type designed by John Wallis Titt, and was constructed in 1891 for the Earl of Caernarvon to pump water from a nearby well. It also operated a saw and corn mill. It ceased work in the 1920s, but was restored in 2003.
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| Power source | Wind |
| Mill type | Wind engine |
| Mill function | Corn mill, Pumping mill/wheel, Saw mill |
| Archive ID | 1777 |
| Location | Crux Easton |
| Historic county | Hampshire |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| NGR | SU 42674 56324 |
| Latitude/longitude | 51.30444012, -1.38916313 |
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References
- Blythman, Guy, Windmills of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight (Mills Archive, 2016), p. 93
- Gregory, Roy, The Industrial Windmill in Britain (Phillimore, 2005) p 138
- Ordnance Survey 25 inch map, Hampshire and Isle of Wight VIII.11 (1895)
- Windmill World
Related publications in the library
- History and restoration of the Crux Easton wind engine
- Restoration of the Crux Easton wind engine : a report by the British Engineerium
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