Windmills and Millwrighting

This book provides a concise, yet highly detailed, record of the processes involved in building and maintaining windmills.

Stanley Freese (Author)

9781107600133, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 16 June 2011

222 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 1.3 cm, 0.33 kg

Originally published in 1957, this book provides a concise, yet highly detailed, record of the processes involved in building and maintaining windmills. Written by renowned windmill enthusiast Stanley Freese (1902–72), it is based on an accumulated knowledge gathered by the author during numerous discussions with millers, millwrights and mill repairers. The text is highly informative and, in addition to the main account, contains a wide variety of illustrative examples, including photographs and diagrams. This is a beautifully presented volume that will be of value to anyone with an interest in windmills and agricultural history in general.

List of plates
Preface
1. Concerning windmill history and inventions
2. Design and construction of windmills
3. The mill comes to life
4. Sails and millstones
5. Tools and equipment
6. Building a windmill
7. The windmill at work
8. A miller's life
9. New sails at Brill, and other post-mill repairs
10. Windmill removals
Glossary and index.

Subject Areas: Miscellaneous items [WZ]