Crux Easton wind engine is a Grade II listed Titt wind engine at Crux Easton, Hampshire, England which has been restored to working order.
Crux Easton wind engine is a Grade II listed Titt wind engine at Crux Easton, Hampshire, England which has been restored to working order.
Erected for the Earl of Carnarvon in 1891. The wind engine pumped water from a well Шаблон:Convert deep. It was last used in the 1920s. The sails were removed in the 1960s and placed in storage. Restoration of the wind engine was undertaken by Hampshire Industrial Archaeology Society and Hampshire Mills Group with assistance from the British Engineerium, Hove for the Crux Easton Wind Engine Restoration Trust. The restoration was funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, which was asked to contribute £149,750 of the estimated £226,180 cost. Other grants were received from Basingstoke & Deane District Council, Hampshire County Council. and the Vodafone Charitable Trust. Restoration of the wind engine was delayed due to an outbreak of Foot and Mouth disease. The restored wind engine was officially opened on 25 September 2002 by Sir George Young.<ref name=NWN>Newbury Weekly News 26 September 2002 (Online article)</ref>
Crux Easton wind engine is a Titt Simplex geared wind engine. It has a Шаблон:Convert diameter sail mounted on a Шаблон:Convert hexagonal steel tower. The annular sail has 48 blades, each one Шаблон:Convert long. It is winded by a six blade fantail. The wind engine was primarily used for pumping water, but also drove a circular saw and a pair of millstones. The mill is recorded as being capable of producing eight to ten sacks of flour per day.<ref name=Sack>Note: A sack of flour weighed Шаблон:Convert</ref>
Crux Easton wind engine is open from 11:00 to 16:00 on the second Sunday of each month from April to August, plus both days of National Mills weekend. It is open at other times by appointment.
