Description
For a description of the machinery, see Mill machinery.Copton Mill is a three-storey brick tower mill which formerly had a Kentish-style cap. It had four patent sails 37 feet (11.28 m) long and 5 feet (1.52 m) wide carried on a cast-iron windshaft. 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. An oil engine was used as auxiliary power.
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