Trestle (mill)
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trestle-mill-308-9040185
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Trestle (mill)
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The trestle of a post mill is the arrangement of the main post, crosstrees and quarterbars that form the substructure of this type of windmill. It may or may not be surrounded by a roundhouse. Post mills without a roundhouse are known as open trestle post mills. A trestle mill is a variety of smock mill, usually without weatherboards, formerly used for drainage in the Norfolk Broads. Examples can be found at Horning, Ludham and St Olaves. A well preserved example of a timber crosstree, from the
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Part of a windmill's substructure
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trestle_(mill)
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2023-06-06T07:39:52Z
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