Thematic glossary

Welcome. This section of the Glossary contains illustrations which combine the individual items described in the A-Z glossary, enabling you to explore mills and machinery by theme.

Click on one of the links below to start your journey. Look out for links beside the drawings to explore further.

WATER POWER

• Mill types
  • Mills with millstones
    • “Traditional” Corn Mills
    • Bridge Mills
    • To do: The Vitruvian Mill
    • Gunpowder Mills
  • Other water-powered, rotary mills
    • Ball/Marble Mills
    • Sawmills
    • Spade/Shovel Mills
    • Farm Wheels
    • Clover Mills
    • Bark Mills
    • Gorse Mills
    • Logwood Mills
    • Mineral separation
  • Water-powered reciprocating machinery – cams
    • Hammer Mills
    • Fulling Mills
    • Sawmills
    • Oil Mills
  • Water-powered reciprocating machinery – cranks
    • Water moving
    • Sawmills
• Water power topics
  • Waterwheels
  • Turbines
  • Water management
  • Corn mill gearing
  • Moving material around a watermill
  • Grain preparation*
  • Millstones*
  • Flour dressing and processing*
  • Buildings

WIND POWER

• Windmill types
  • Corn mills
    • Post Mill Structure
    • Smock Mill Structure
    • Tower Mill Structure
  • Wind-powered pumps and reciprocating machinery
  • Wind-powered rotary machinery
• Windmill topics
  • Windmill Sails
  • Windmill Gearing
  • Moving material around a windmill
  • Grain preparation*
  • Millstones*
  • Flour dressing and processing*

* Indicates the material is the same for wind and water power

MUSCLE POWER