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1. www.ft.com › content › 2aa5a87a-0113-11e8-9e12-af73eWheel of history: restoring water mills to produce energy

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   A wider movement to restore Britain’s derelict water mills could generate and provide green local power throughout the country; power that is in best supply in the winter, unlike solar.

2. www.jesmonddeneoldmill.org.uk › mill › technologyHistory and Tchnology fo Watermills - Jesmond Dene Old Mill

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   The main advantages that small hydro has over wind, wave and solar power are: A high efficiency (70 - 90%), by far the best of all energy technologies. Predictable; varying with annual rainfall patterns. Slow rate of change; the output power varies only gradually from day to day (not from minute to minute).

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4. historicengland.org.uk › images-books › publicationsMills - Historic England

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   The two main types of mills are defined by their power sources; water and wind. Watermills were simpler to construct than windmills and were developed at an earlier date.

5. www.bluewillowheritage.co.uk › post › going-with-theGoing with the Flow: A Historical Journey through Watermills ...

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   May 11, 2024 · Throughout the Industrial Revolution, waterpower remained the most common form of energy, with watermills playing a significant role in powering machinery and production processes, particularly within the agricultural and textile industries.

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6. historymedieval.com › watermills-a-key-tech-of-theWatermills: A Key Tech of the Middle Ages - Medieval History

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   Jan 8, 2023 · However, medieval technology made significant progress in harnessing water and wind power. The waterwheel, one of the oldest sources of power, did not rely on animals or humans and was used for various purposes such as grinding grain, driving sawmills, forging bellows, and powering textile mills.

7. www.encyclopedia.com › science › encyclopediasThe Influence of Water Mills on Medieval Society

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   While not efficient due to a dependence on the amount of the prevailing wind for power, windmills could grind grain and perform other tasks similar to water mills. As the technology advanced, more efficient windmills were developed.

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   Are watermills simpler than windmills?

   • Watermills were simpler to construct than windmills and were developed at an earlier date. A watermill is a building housing machinery dedicated to a particular purpose, such as grinding grain, that was powered by a wheel turned by moving water, usually with associated water management features.

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   How much power does a watermill have?

   • Other mill owners have taken note and there are now six watermills on a 13-mile stretch of the Frome that have been converted to micro hydro schemes. The combined installed power of the six is 450kW, enough for 600 homes. The economics of hydro power is as slippery as an eel.

   Wheel of history: restoring water mills to produce energy

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   What was the difference between a windmill and a mill pond?

   • Millponds were sometimes used as fishponds. As already noted, like watermills, windmills needed good road access. With watermills, it was commonplace for the miller to live at, or close to, the mill, in what was usually termed a mill house. This was less common with windmills, presumably because many stood on isolated, windy, high ground.

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   What is a watermill?

   • "...a mill at which the motive power is obtained from water acting on a waterwheel or turbine (SPAB, 2007)." Watermills have been utilised throughout Britain since the Roman period. However, it wasn’t until the early medieval period that their use became widespread.

   Going with the Flow: A Historical Journey through Watermills in the UK

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   How are watermills classified?

   • Watermills have been classified both by their morphology - for example horizontal mills (also known as Greek or Norse mills), vertical mills (also known as Roman mills), and tide/sea mills- and by function (corn-, fulling- and hammer-mills amongst many others). Examples of watermills are known from the Romano-British period onwards.

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   When was a windmill invented?

   • The windmill appeared before the end of the twelfth century. While not efficient due to a dependence on the amount of the prevailing wind for power, windmills could grind grain and perform other tasks similar to water mills. As the technology advanced, more efficient windmills were developed.

   The Influence of Water Mills on Medieval Society

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9. new.millsarchive.org › 2021/09/27 › into-theInto the Industrial Age: Developments in wind and water power ...

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   Sep 27, 2021 · In tandem with improvements in waterwheel and windmill sail technology came the development of steam power. The first steam-powered corn mill was that built by Young and Company near the centre of Bristol in about 1779.