The interior of Thwaite Mill is a fascinating time capsule. I've already shared a shot of one of the waterwheels that powered the mill ( http://365project.org/fishers/365/2016-09-04 ), and here is some of the internal transport.
The process used to crush the chalk involves the use of water and the crushed material forms a slurry. The finest material is brought up the hoist on the right of this shot, in small wagons (corves), as seen on the left. Light narrow gauge rails and a small turntable can also be seen, and this trackwork is used to distribute the material around the area. The corves are propelled by one of the men who worked here.
The material in the corve is spread onto racks on this floor to be air dried over a period of several days.
This is Great Britain. It not suprice me. I`ve seen it , in my time, a lot on many places. I`ve visit village`s where time has stop for centuries. Love the series.
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As you can see, the mill can best be described as primitive. Amazing really that such a place could be in production as late as the mid 1970s.
Ian
Thank you all for your comments - I'm glad you all enjoy history as I do!
Ian