Description
For an explanation of the various pieces of machinery, see Mill machinery.Bocking Windmill is a post mill with a two storey roundhouse. It has two Common sails and two Spring sails carried on a wooden Windshaft. Two pairs of millstones are located in the breast. The mill is winded by a tailpole. The mill is 43 feet (13 m) high to the roof.
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