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Tide
Mill, Woodbridge
Ground Floor - View 1
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Ground
Floor
In the lit machinery compartment you can see part of the water wheel.
It is 18 feet in diameter. At the bottom of the stairs is the control
point. Sluice gates were operated here to start the wheel.
There has been a Tide Mill on the site for over 800 years, but the
present mill dates from the 18th century. Its machinery reflects the
skills and achievements of the early industrial revolution.
Tide mills use trapped tidal water to turn the machinery. When the
tide comes in it flows into a mill pond through a one way gate. When
the tide goes out the water is released to flow under the water wheel,
which turns the machinery. This system enabled Woodbridge Mill to
work for about four hours twice a day.
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