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The basic anatomy of a millstone. This is a runner stone; a bedstone would not have the "Spanish Cross" into which the supporting millrind fits. Millstones or mill stones are stones used in gristmills, used for triturating, crushing or, more specifically, grinding wheat or other grains. They are sometimes referred to as grindstones or grinding ...
The Moravian Grist Mill, built from stone in 1770, was the first permanent building in the village. [3] It was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) in 1942. [5] The mill complex is now the Inn at Millrace Pond. [6] The Gemeinhaus or Moravian Church is a two and one-half story stone structure built in 1781.
Allied Mills flour mill on the banks of the Manchester Ship Canal in North West England, 2010. A gristmill (also: grist mill, corn mill, flour mill, feed mill or feedmill) grinds cereal grain into flour and middlings. The term can refer to either the grinding mechanism or the building that holds it.
It was located on a small stream named the Clearwater Rill. The mill was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) in 1937. [4] It collapsed sometime before 1976. [3] The two-story stone Proprietor's Residence was built around 1830 by Nathan Price. It features Federal architecture. [3] Frame Grist Mill, HABS photo from 1937
A staircase in the western half of the structure runs from the first floor to attic. The mill's two grinding stones are powered by a pitch-back water wheel. The mill machinery is enclosed in a hurst frame, [10] built from heavy oak and pine beams. Its frame is built directly on the mill's foundation, and is not connected to the walls.
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The brick grist mill on Sugar Loaf Farm is a four-story masonry structure. Each level of the grist mill served a different purpose. Controls for the machinery were located on the first level, the grinding process took place on the second level and sifting and grain storage were located on the third and fourth levels.