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Table of Contents
Machine generated contents note: Introduction: Cross-in-Hand 7
Chapter 1: The English Windmill 9
PART ONE: Windmill Design and Construction
Chapter 2: Post Mills 20
Chapter 3: Smock Mills and Tower Mills 29
Composite Mills 38
Marsh Mills 39
Horizontal Mills 41
Windmill Construction 43
PART TWO: The Mechanism
Chapter 4: The Sails 47
Chapter 5: The Fantail 57
Chapter 6: The Stones 63
Chapter 7: Other Machinery 73
Sack Hoists 73
Bolters and Wire Machines 75
Gear Types and Variations 77
PART THREE: Windmills in the Landscape
Chapter 8: Windmills and their Surroundings 89
Chapter 9: Local Traditions and Variations 101
PART FOUR: Restoration and Replication
Chapter 10: The Post-War Years 111
Before the Tourists 113
Museum Windmills 118
Chapter 11: Repair Work 123
Enthusiasts 126
Windmill Parts 126
Chapter 12: Authenticity and Originality 129
Chapter 13: Restoration to Working Order 135
The Restorations 137
Windmills Lost 147
Candidates for Restoration 149
Chapter 14: Working a Windmill Today 155
The Stones 156
Repairs 157
The Working Mill 157
Working a Windmill in the 1990s 160
Chapter 15: Broadhill Post Mill, Sussex 165
Chapter 16: The Future 173
Epilogue: The Daydream 175
Bibliography 177
Glossary 177
Appendix: Windmills to be Seen - Access - List of Selected Windmills 180
Index 191.
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 177) and index.
Rev. ed. of: Windmill, yesterday and today. 1972.
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