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Copton Windmill
Origin Information
Mill Location : TR 014 596
51°18′00″N 0°53′17″E / 51.300, 0.888
Operator(s) : Faversham Water Company
Built : 1863
Windmill Information
Purpose : Water pumping
Type : Tower mill
Storeys : Three storeys
Number of Sails : Four
Type of Sails : Patent sails
Windshaft : Cast iron
Winding : Fantail
Fantail Blades : Six blades
Type of Pump : Plunger

Copton Mill is a tower mill] in Copton, Faversham, Kent, England that was built in 1863[1] to pump water for Faversham Water Company's waterworks. Heckington Windmill 01JPG|thumb|right|180px| Heckington Windmill ]]Schiedam molen De Noord Windmills are powered by their sails. These sails are found in different designs from the primitive Common Sails to the advanced Patent sails. Cast iron usually refers to grey cast iron, but identifies a large group of Ferrous Alloys which solidify with a Eutectic. A Fantail is a little windmill mounted at Right angles to the sails at the rear of the Windmill, and which turns the cap automatically to bring it into the wind Faversham (fævɜʃəm is a town in Kent, England, in the district of Swale, roughly halfway between Sittingbourne and Canterbury KENT (1400 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Adult Standards/MOR format England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland [2]

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History

Copton Mill was built by the millwrights Spray and Harmer in 1863. The trade of millwright is concerned with the construction and maintenance of machinery [1] The mill was marked on the 1858-72 and 1903-10 Ordnance Survey maps. Ordnance Survey (OS is an Executive agency of the United Kingdom government It was worked by wind until 1930, when the cap and sails were removed and replaced with a 6,000 imperial gallons (27,000 l) water tank. [1]

Owners

Description

For a description of the machinery, see Mill machinery. Southern Water is the utility responsible for wastewater collection and treatment in Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, West Sussex, East Sussex This article covers the various different major pieces of mill machinery to be found in Windmills, Watermills and Horse mills It does not cover

Copton Mill is a three storey brick tower mill which formerly had a Kentish style cap. It had four patent sails carried on a cast iron windshaft. Windmills are powered by their sails. These sails are found in different designs from the primitive Common Sails to the advanced Patent sails. Cast iron usually refers to grey cast iron, but identifies a large group of Ferrous Alloys which solidify with a Eutectic. The mill was winded by a fantail. It was rated at 15 horsepower (11 kW) and could pump 10,000 imperial gallons (45,000 l) of water per hour. [2]

References

  1. ^ a b c West, Jenny (1973). The Windmills of Kent. London: Charles Skilton Ltd. , p91. SBN 284-98534-1.  
  2. ^ a b Coles Finch, William (1933). Watermills and Windmills. London: C W Daniel Company, p203.  

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