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Tide Mill, Woodbridge
The Stone Floor

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The First Floor - The Stone Floor

This is the heart of the mill. Grain falls into the hopper from the corn bins and then into a wooden trough called the slipper. The grain is crushed between the revolving top stone and the stationary bottom stone. The meal is thrown out from between the stones and sent down a chute into a sack on the ground floor.

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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