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Title: More light on the old mill at Newport /
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Shelton, F. H
Subjects: Windmills
Publisher: (S.l. : s.n.)
Contributing Library: University of Maryland, College Park
Digitizing Sponsor: LYRASIS members and Sloan Foundation

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involved in cabals and intrigue and died in poverty. Inconjunction with the history of the old mill, a brief account of his lifeis of interest and such may be found in the 6th edition of the Encyclo-pedia Brittanlca published in 1823 and elsewhere. The mill is 29 feet in height from foundation level to the top of themasonry work; is about 23 feet in diameter to the outside face of thepillars; 16 4 inside; 22 outside the body of the mill above; 16 6 insideof the first floor and 16 8 inside of the second floor. The walls are34, 33 and 32 thick at the lower, middle and upper levels respec-tively. The pillars are 40 in thickness, 48 on the outer circular face,33 on the inner face and the clearance between is 5 9. This latterspace is not sufficient for driving a cart under the mill as has been sup-posed was perhaps done for convenience in receiving grain. In anyevent this was not feasible because of a rectangular boarded, woodstructure 8 x 8 6 square, inside the columns, extending from the
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CHESTERTON MILLVertical Section Through Columns ground to the first floor above, divided into two eight foot levels; thelower space being used for storage of farm tools or horse feed, while theupper space is used for sacking the ground grain or flour and weighing,a steelyard hanging there. Further, a flight of ordinary oak steps foraccess to the first floor from the ground level, is located between thiswood room and the columns on one side. It is somewhat unfortunatethat these wooden structures are there as they obstruct the open viewand largely spoil the effect through the arches between the six columns.All of the walls within reach, are covered with innumerable dates,names and inscriptions, scratched and scribbled by visitors of two cen-turies It is 10 6 from the foundation level to the top of the pillarcaps; 16 from the foundation to the first floor; 8 1U from the first tothe second floor and 4 2 from that level to the top of the wall, uponwhich the revolving roof or head rests, an

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