John Wallis Titt
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John Wallis Titt was a late nineteenth-century mechanical engineer and builder of a particular design of large wind engine.
, Wiltshire
to John Titt and Eliza Titt (née Wallis). The farm where he was born had a post mill
. Titt worked the mill for his father until he left in 1865 to join Messrs Wallis, Haslan and Stevens, agricultural engineers and steam engine
manufacturers of Basingstoke
, Hampshire
. Titt worked for them for two years as a commercial traveller. In 1867, he joined the millwright
ing firm of Brown & May, based in Devizes
, Wiltshire. He remained with them for five years. From 1870, Titt was an agent for Brown and May.
of Leeds
, Yorkshire
. In 1874 he entered business on his own account and in 1876, he established the Woodcock Ironworks, Warminster
. At first, he manufactured elevators. Titt continued in business as an agricultural engineer and iron founder
. In 1884, Titt manufactured his first wind engine, for the Boyton estate
. Titt continued to run the firm until he retired through ill health in 1903, the year in which he exhibited three wind engines at the Royal Agricultural Society
s show, Park Royal
, London
. He died in May 1910.
After his death, the firm was run by his two sons. At its peak, 150 people were employed. Apart from the agricultural side of the business, the firm also handled bicycle
s and motor cars. The firm declined until in 1929 only 25 people were employed. In the 1940s, under the management of G. T. Frost, the firm expanded again, employing 60 people in 1952. A branch was established at Frome
, Somerset
. The Warminster headquarters closed in 1986. The firm is still in business today, now based in Frome.
or geared drive
. The direct drive engines had a wind wheel diameter of 14 feet (4.27 m), 16 feet (4.88 m), 18 feet (5.49 m), 20 feet (6.1 m) and 25 feet (7.62 m). A 25 feet (7.62 m) high tower was supplied as standard, but could be made to any height a customer desired at extra cost. The blades of the wind wheel were similar in design and operation to the shutters on a Spring or Patent sail
. Some of the larger direct engines were turned to wind by a fantail
. A single or double fantail could be had, per the customer's wishes.
A restored Simplex windmill is part of the National Museum of Australia
collection. It is 13 metres high with a six-metre sail diameter. The windmill drew water from the Great Artesian Basin
at Kenya Station in central Queensland from the 1920s until 1988, when it was donated to the museum.
Early life
John Wallis Titt was born in 1841 at Elm Farm, ChitterneChitterne
Chitterne is a village and parish in the County of Wiltshire, in the south west of England. The village lies in the middle of Salisbury Plain, to the south of the abandoned village of Imber...
, Wiltshire
Wiltshire
Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
to John Titt and Eliza Titt (née Wallis). The farm where he was born had a post mill
Post mill
The post mill is the earliest type of European windmill. The defining feature is that the whole body of the mill that houses the machinery is mounted on a single vertical post, around which it can be turned to bring the sails into the wind. The earliest post mills in England are thought to have...
. Titt worked the mill for his father until he left in 1865 to join Messrs Wallis, Haslan and Stevens, agricultural engineers and steam engine
Steam engine
A steam engine is a heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid.Steam engines are external combustion engines, where the working fluid is separate from the combustion products. Non-combustion heat sources such as solar power, nuclear power or geothermal energy may be...
manufacturers of Basingstoke
Basingstoke
Basingstoke is a town in northeast Hampshire, in south central England. It lies across a valley at the source of the River Loddon. It is southwest of London, northeast of Southampton, southwest of Reading and northeast of the county town, Winchester. In 2008 it had an estimated population of...
, Hampshire
Hampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
. Titt worked for them for two years as a commercial traveller. In 1867, he joined the millwright
Millwright
A millwright is a craftsman or tradesman engaged with the construction and maintenance of machinery.Early millwrights were specialist carpenters who erected machines used in agriculture, food processing and processing lumber and paper...
ing firm of Brown & May, based in Devizes
Devizes
Devizes is a market town and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. The town is about southeast of Chippenham and about east of Trowbridge.Devizes serves as a centre for banks, solicitors and shops, with a large open market place where a market is held once a week...
, Wiltshire. He remained with them for five years. From 1870, Titt was an agent for Brown and May.
Later life
In 1872, Titt established himself at Portway, Devizes as an agricultural engineer, employed by Brown & May. He was also an agent for Messrs Fowler'sJohn Fowler & Co.
thumb|right|John Fowler & Co. [[steam roller]] of 1923John Fowler & Co Engineers of Leathley Road, Hunslet, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England produced traction engines and ploughing implements and equipment, as well as railway equipment. Fowler also produced the Track Marshall tractor which was a...
of Leeds
Leeds
Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...
, Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
. In 1874 he entered business on his own account and in 1876, he established the Woodcock Ironworks, Warminster
Warminster
Warminster is a town in western Wiltshire, England, by-passed by the A36, and near Frome and Westbury. It has a population of about 17,000. The River Were runs through the town and can be seen running through the middle of the town park. The Minster Church of St Denys sits on the River Were...
. At first, he manufactured elevators. Titt continued in business as an agricultural engineer and iron founder
Foundry
A foundry is a factory that produces metal castings. Metals are cast into shapes by melting them into a liquid, pouring the metal in a mold, and removing the mold material or casting after the metal has solidified as it cools. The most common metals processed are aluminum and cast iron...
. In 1884, Titt manufactured his first wind engine, for the Boyton estate
Boyton, Wiltshire
Boyton is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 179, including the village of Corton, which forms part of the parish of Boyton.-Location:...
. Titt continued to run the firm until he retired through ill health in 1903, the year in which he exhibited three wind engines at the Royal Agricultural Society
Royal Agricultural Society
The Royal Agricultural Society of England was established in the United Kingdom in 1838 with the motto "Practice with Science". The RASE aim is to promote the scientific development of agriculture. The society received its Royal Charter from Queen Victoria in 1840.From its early days the society...
s show, Park Royal
Park Royal
Park Royal is an area in northwest London, UK. It is the largest industrial and business park in London, occupying about , and is promoted commercially by the Park Royal Partnership...
, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. He died in May 1910.
After his death, the firm was run by his two sons. At its peak, 150 people were employed. Apart from the agricultural side of the business, the firm also handled bicycle
Bicycle
A bicycle, also known as a bike, pushbike or cycle, is a human-powered, pedal-driven, single-track vehicle, having two wheels attached to a frame, one behind the other. A person who rides a bicycle is called a cyclist, or bicyclist....
s and motor cars. The firm declined until in 1929 only 25 people were employed. In the 1940s, under the management of G. T. Frost, the firm expanded again, employing 60 people in 1952. A branch was established at Frome
Frome
Frome is a town and civil parish in northeast Somerset, England. Located at the eastern end of the Mendip Hills, the town is built on uneven high ground, and centres around the River Frome. The town is approximately south of Bath, east of the county town, Taunton and west of London. In the 2001...
, Somerset
Somerset
The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...
. The Warminster headquarters closed in 1986. The firm is still in business today, now based in Frome.
Titt wind engines
Titt made three main types of wind engine: the Woodcock, Simplex direct and the Simplex geared. After the firm was taken over by his sons, another standard type of windpump, the Imperial, was produced.Woodcock engines
The Woodcock engine was a conventional iron windpump. It came in two sizes, with wind wheels of 10 feet (3.05 m) and 12 feet (3.66 m) and could be supplied with a wood or steel tower. The Woodcock wind engine could pump water to a total height of 150 feet (45.72 m).Simplex direct engines
The Simplex engines came either as direct driveDirect drive mechanism
A Direct drive mechanism is one that takes the power coming from a motor without any reductions .-Advantages:* Increased efficiency: The power is not wasted in friction...
or geared drive
Transmission (mechanics)
A machine consists of a power source and a power transmission system, which provides controlled application of the power. Merriam-Webster defines transmission as: an assembly of parts including the speed-changing gears and the propeller shaft by which the power is transmitted from an engine to a...
. The direct drive engines had a wind wheel diameter of 14 feet (4.27 m), 16 feet (4.88 m), 18 feet (5.49 m), 20 feet (6.1 m) and 25 feet (7.62 m). A 25 feet (7.62 m) high tower was supplied as standard, but could be made to any height a customer desired at extra cost. The blades of the wind wheel were similar in design and operation to the shutters on a Spring or Patent sail
Windmill sail
Windmills are powered by their sails. Sails are found in different designs, from primitive common sails to the advanced patent sails.-Jib sails:...
. Some of the larger direct engines were turned to wind by a fantail
Windmill fantail
A Fantail is a small windmill mounted at right angles to the sails, at the rear of the windmill, and which turns the cap automatically to bring it into the wind. The fantail was patented in 1745 by Edmund Lee, a blacksmith working at Brockmill Forge near Wigan, England, and perfected on mills...
. A single or double fantail could be had, per the customer's wishes.
Simplex geared engines
The geared engines came in the same sizes as the direct engines, and were also available in 30 feet (9.14 m), 35 feet (10.67 m) and 40 feet (12.19 m) diameter. A 25 feet (7.62 m) tower was standard for the smallest three sizes and the largere sizes came with a 35 feet (10.67 m) as standard. Again, a taller tower could be supplied at extra cost. The geared Simplex engines were turned into wind by a fantail.Locations
Titt wind engines are known to have been built at the following locations:- unless otherwise indicated| Location | Type | Notes |
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| Almondsbury Almondsbury Almondsbury is a large village near junction 16 of the M5 motorway, in South Gloucestershire, England.-Description:The village is split by a steep hill, part of the escarpment overlooking the Severn floodplain. At the bottom of the hill is Lower Almondsbury where a pub and hotel, The Bowl Inn, is... , Gloucestershire Gloucestershire Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean.... |
Erected c1894 for the Cattybrook Brick Co Ltd. | |
| Amesbury Amesbury Amesbury is a town and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. It is most famous for the prehistoric monument of Stonehenge which is in its parish, and for the discovery of the Amesbury Archer—dubbed the King of Stonehenge in the press—in 2002... , Wiltshire |
A wind engine was erected at Amesbury Junction Amesbury railway station Amesbury railway station was a station in the county of Wiltshire in Southern England. It was located on the Bulford Camp branch line, which diverged from what is now known as the West of England Main Line at a triangular junction between Grateley and Idmiston Halt... for the London and South Western Railway London and South Western Railway The London and South Western Railway was a railway company in England from 1838 to 1922. Its network extended from London to Plymouth via Salisbury and Exeter, with branches to Ilfracombe and Padstow and via Southampton to Bournemouth and Weymouth. It also had many routes connecting towns in... . |
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| Barrowby Barrowby Barrowby is a large village and Civil Parish lying just to the west of Grantham, in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England, separated from that town by the main A1 road... , Lincolnshire Lincolnshire Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders... |
Erected by 1899 for the Duke of Devonshire Spencer Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire KG, GCVO, PC, PC , styled Lord Cavendish of Keighley between 1834 and 1858 and Marquess of Hartington between 1858 and 1891, was a British statesman... . |
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| Basingstoke Basingstoke Basingstoke is a town in northeast Hampshire, in south central England. It lies across a valley at the source of the River Loddon. It is southwest of London, northeast of Southampton, southwest of Reading and northeast of the county town, Winchester. In 2008 it had an estimated population of... , Hampshire |
Erected in 1898 at Pitt Hall Farm, Upper Wooton. | |
| Bentworth, Hampshire | Simplex |  Bentworth and Lasham railway station Bentworth and Lasham railway station was a railway station which served the villages of Bentworth and Lasham in Hampshire, England and was located centrally between these two villages. The station was a stop on the Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway until its closure in 1932. Remarkably, the... , Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway The Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway was a railway in Hampshire, UK, opened on Saturday, 1 June 1901, with no formal ceremony.It was the first railway to be enabled by an Order of the Light Railway Commission under the Light Railways Act of 1896... . It is visible on a photo of the station dated 1928, just visible behind the station building. |
| Bitterne Bitterne Bitterne is an eastern suburb and Electoral Ward of Southampton, England.Bitterne derives its name not from the similarly named bird, the Bittern but from the bend in the River Itchen; the Old English words byht and ærn together mean "house near a bend", most likely a reference to Bitterne Manor... , Hampshire |
Erected at Thornhill Park in 1894. | |
| Boyton Boyton, Wiltshire Boyton is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 179, including the village of Corton, which forms part of the parish of Boyton.-Location:... , Wiltshire |
First wind engine supplied by Titt in 1884. | |
| Bridgwater Bridgwater Bridgwater is a market town and civil parish in Somerset, England. It is the administrative centre of the Sedgemoor district, and a major industrial centre. Bridgwater is located on the major communication routes through South West England... , Somerset |
Erected in 1893 at Stowey Farm. | |
| Broome Broome, Shropshire Broome is a small village in the parish of Hopesay, Shropshire, England.It has a railway station and is near to Aston on Clun, Clungunford and Craven Arms. There is a pub - the Engine and Tender the heart and soul to broome is this pub and you can visit the pubs webpage on... , Shropshire Shropshire Shropshire is a county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. It borders Wales to the west... |
Erected in 1895 at Broome Station Broome railway station Broome railway station is a railway station serving the villages of Broome and Aston on Clun, in Shropshire, England. It is situated on the Heart of Wales Line, 22¾ miles south west of... for the London and North Western Railway London and North Western Railway The London and North Western Railway was a British railway company between 1846 and 1922. It was created by the merger of three companies – the Grand Junction Railway, the London and Birmingham Railway and the Manchester and Birmingham Railway... . |
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| Burderop, Wiltshire | Erected by 1899 on the Burderop Estate for Lt-Col Calley Thomas Charles Pleydell Calley Major-General Thomas Charles Pleydell Calley, CB, MVO, was a British Liberal Unionist politician.He was elected at the January 1910 general election as Member of Parliament for Cricklade, winning the seat from the sitting Liberal MP John Massie... . |
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| Burnham-on-Sea Burnham-on-Sea Burnham-on-Sea is a town in Somerset, England, at the mouth of the River Parrett and Bridgwater Bay. Burnham was a small village until the late 18th century, when it began to grow because of its popularity as a seaside resort. It forms part of the parish of Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge... , Somerset |
Erected for Holt Bros, Burnham Brewery by 1894 | |
| Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk Suffolk Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east... |
Simplex wind engine driving chain pumps. | Erected in 1898 for Bury St Edmunds Town Council at a sewerage works in the town. |
| Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk | 40 feet (12.19 m) geared Simplex wind engine on a 35 feet (10.67 m) steel tower, itself erected on a 22 in 6 in (6.86 m) brick tower. | The largest Titt engine to date when built. The overall height of the engine was 81 feet (24.69 m). The 50 sails were 12 feet (3.66 m) long, tapering from 2 in 6 in (762 mm) at the tip to 1 feet (304.8 mm) at the heel. Equipped with twin fantails Windmill fantail A Fantail is a small windmill mounted at right angles to the sails, at the rear of the windmill, and which turns the cap automatically to bring it into the wind. The fantail was patented in 1745 by Edmund Lee, a blacksmith working at Brockmill Forge near Wigan, England, and perfected on mills... . Supplied the town with water. Proposal in 1900 to adapt it to generate electricity too. |
| Calne Calne Calne is a town in Wiltshire, southwestern England. It is situated at the northwestern extremity of the North Wessex Downs hill range, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.... , Wiltshire |
Erected by 1900 at Bowood House Bowood House Bowood is a grade I listed Georgian country house with interiors by Robert Adam and a garden designed by Lancelot "Capability" Brown. It is adjacent to the village of Derry Hill, halfway between Calne and Chippenham in Wiltshire, England... for the Marquess of Lansdowne Henry Petty-FitzMaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, KG, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, PC was a British politician and Irish peer who served successively as the fifth Governor General of Canada, Viceroy of India, Secretary of State for War, and Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs... . |
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| Castletown, Isle of Man Isle of Man The Isle of Man , otherwise known simply as Mann , is a self-governing British Crown Dependency, located in the Irish Sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland, within the British Isles. The head of state is Queen Elizabeth II, who holds the title of Lord of Mann. The Lord of Mann is... |
Erected in May 1892, replaced a steam engine Steam engine A steam engine is a heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid.Steam engines are external combustion engines, where the working fluid is separate from the combustion products. Non-combustion heat sources such as solar power, nuclear power or geothermal energy may be... . |
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| Chesfield, Hertfordshire Hertfordshire Hertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and... |
Erected at Chesfield Park by 1896. Supplied water from a well 300 feet (91.44 m) deep to a 2000 gallons (9,092.2 l) tank. | |
| Chitterne Chitterne Chitterne is a village and parish in the County of Wiltshire, in the south west of England. The village lies in the middle of Salisbury Plain, to the south of the abandoned village of Imber... , Wiltshire |
Woodcock | Erected at Manor Farm in 1905, standing 1936. |
| Cliddesden Cliddesden Cliddesden is a parish in Hampshire, England located 3 miles south of Basingstoke, close to the M3 motorway. In the 2001 census it had a population of 489... , Hampshire |
Simplex | A wind engine was erected in 1901 at Cliddesden railway station Cliddesden railway station Cliddesden railway station was a railway station in the village of Cliddesden, Hampshire, UK. The station was a stop on the Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway until its closure in 1932.-History:... on the Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway The Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway was a railway in Hampshire, UK, opened on Saturday, 1 June 1901, with no formal ceremony.It was the first railway to be enabled by an Order of the Light Railway Commission under the Light Railways Act of 1896... . It was demolished in the late 1940s. The wind engine can be seen briefly in the film Oh, Mr Porter! Oh, Mr Porter! Oh, Mr Porter! is a British comedy film starring Will Hay with Moore Marriott and Graham Moffatt and directed by Marcel Varnel. While not his most commercially successful, it is probably his best-known film to modern audiences... |
| Codford St. Mary, Wiltshire | Erected by 1893. | |
| Cookham Cookham Cookham is a village and civil parish in the north-easternmost corner of Berkshire in England, on the River Thames, notable as the home of the artist Stanley Spencer. It lies north of Maidenhead close to the border with Buckinghamshire... , Berkshire Berkshire Berkshire is a historic county in the South of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1957, and... |
20 feet (6.1 m) geared Simplex on 40 feet (12.19 m) hexagonal tower. | Powered a chaff cutter, corn grinder, oat crusher and peat moss breaker. Erected at Sutton Farm for F D Lambert by 1894. |
| Croscombe Croscombe Croscombe is a village and civil parish west of Shepton Mallet and from Wells, in the Mendip district of Somerset, England. It is situated on the A371 road in the valley of the River Sheppey.... , Somerset |
18 feet (5.49 m) Simplex | Erected in 1899 for Shepton Mallett Rural District Council. Used a 4 inches (101.6 mm) double suction pump to pump water to a height of 84 feet (25.6 m). |
| Crux Easton Crux Easton Crux Easton is a hamlet in the English county of Hampshire located 6½ miles south of Newbury. It falls within the civil parish of Ashmansworth... , Hampshire |
20 feet (6.1 m) Simplex geared wind engine on a 32 feet (9.75 m) hexagonal steel tower |  |
| Dover Dover Dover is a town and major ferry port in the home county of Kent, in South East England. It faces France across the narrowest part of the English Channel, and lies south-east of Canterbury; east of Kent's administrative capital Maidstone; and north-east along the coastline from Dungeness and Hastings... , Kent Kent Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of... |
Erected at the Infectious Diseases Hospital by 1893 for Dover Corporation | |
| Dunwich Dunwich Dunwich is a small town in Suffolk, England, within the Suffolk Coast and Heaths AONB.Dunwich was the capital of East Anglia 1500 years ago but the harbour and most of the town have since disappeared due to coastal erosion. Its decline began in 1286 when a sea surge hit the East Anglian coast, and... , Suffolk |
Erected by 1895 for the Grey Friars. | |
| Dursley Dursley Dursley is a market town in Gloucestershire, England. It is under the North East flank of Stinchcombe Hill , and about 6 km South East of the River Severn. The town is adjacent with Cam which, though a village, is a community of double the size... , Gloucestershire |
Erected by 1901 at Cam Mills | |
| Dursley, Gloucestershire | 16 feet (4.88 m) Simplex on a 60 feet (18.29 m) steel tower. | Erected in 1898. Supplied over thirty properties in Dursley with water. Reservoir was 300 yards (274.3 m) from the wind engine. |
| Elsenham Elsenham Elsenham is a small village in north west Essex in southern England. Its neighbouring towns include Bishop's Stortford, Saffron Walden, and Stansted Mountfitchet.-History:... , Essex Essex Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west... |
Simplex | Drove an oat crusher in addition to pumping water. Erected for Walter Gilbey Walter Gilbey Sir Walter Gilbey, 1st Baronet DL was an English wine-merchant and philanthropist.He was born at Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire to parents Henry and Elizabeth Gilbey... . |
| Faringdon Faringdon Faringdon is a market town in the Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire, England. It is on the edge of the Thames Valley, between the River Thames and the Ridgeway... , Berkshire |
Erected by 1900 at Royal Prize Farm, Wadley House. | |
| Foxhill, Wiltshire | Ereced by 1896 | |
| Gillingham Gillingham, Dorset Gillingham is a town in the Blackmore Vale area of Dorset, England. The town is the most northerly in the county. It is 3 miles south of the A303 lying on the B3092 and B3081. It is near to the town of Shaftesbury which lies 7 miles to the south east. Neighbouring hamlets included Peacemarsh, Bay... , Dorset Dorset Dorset , is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The county town is Dorchester which is situated in the south. The Hampshire towns of Bournemouth and Christchurch joined the county with the reorganisation of local government in 1974... |
Simplex wind engine on a brick water tower. | Erected at The Kendalls by 1895 |
| Glastonbury Glastonbury Glastonbury is a small town in Somerset, England, situated at a dry point on the low lying Somerset Levels, south of Bristol. The town, which is in the Mendip district, had a population of 8,784 in the 2001 census... , Somerset |
Supplied water to The Elms. Erected by 1892 | |
| Great Brington Great Brington Great Brington is a village in the Daventry district of the county of Northamptonshire, England. The village, in the civil parish of Brington, has a population of about 200. The parish church is dedicated to St Mary the Virgin and St John.... , Northamptonshire |
30 feet (9.14 m) diameter Simplex geared wind engine. | Supplied Great Brington and Little Brington Little Brington Little Brington is a village in Brington civil parish, in the Daventry district of Northamptonshire, England.-Little Brington church:Little Brington church is notable for having a spire but no nave... with water from a well 202 feet (61.57 m) deep. Capacity 40000 gallons (181,843.6 l) per day. Erected for Earl Spencer John Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer John Poyntz Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer KG, PC , known as Viscount Althorp from 1845 to 1857 , was a British Liberal Party politician under and close friend of British prime minister William Ewart Gladstone... by 1894. |
| Heytesbury Heytesbury Heytesbury is a village in Wiltshire, England, in the Wylye Valley, about three miles south of Warminster.-History:... , Wiltshire |
Erected by 1893 on the Tytherington Estate. Supplied water to a reservoir 3/4 mi away. Water raised a total fo 260 feet (79.25 m) in height. | |
| Heytesbury, Wiltshire | Erected in 1895 at Bolesbro' Knoll for Lord Heytesbury | |
| Highworth Highworth Highworth is a market town in the unitary authority of Swindon in Wiltshire, England, located about north-east of Swindon town centre. At the 2001 census it had a population of 7,996... , Wiltshire |
Erected by 1898 at Hannington Hall. Supplied water to the house, farm and stables. | |
| Hinton Charterhouse Hinton Charterhouse Hinton Charterhouse is a small village and civil parish in the Bath and North East Somerset unitary authority, Somerset, England. The parish, which includes the village of Midford, has a population of 477.... , Somerset |
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| Hundon Hundon Hundon is a village and civil parish in the Borough of St Edmundsbury in the English county of Suffolk. It has a primary school, post office, pub and two places of worship. The village is about north west of the small town of Clare, and from the larger town of Haverhill.-External links:* * * *... , Suffolk |
Simplex on hexagonal steel tower |  |
| Knighton Knighton, Leicestershire Knighton is an area of Leicester, situated roughly between Clarendon Park to the north, Stoneygate to the east, Oadby and Wigston to the south and the Saffron Lane estate to the west... , Leicestershire Leicestershire Leicestershire is a landlocked county in the English Midlands. It takes its name from the heavily populated City of Leicester, traditionally its administrative centre, although the City of Leicester unitary authority is today administered separately from the rest of Leicestershire... |
Erected at Narborough Wood Farm by 1896 | |
| Leiston Leiston Leiston is a town in eastern Suffolk, England. It is situated near Saxmundham and Aldeburgh, about from the North Sea coast and is northeast of Ipswich and northeast from London... , Suffolk |
Erected by 1892 | |
| Leiston, Suffolk | 16 feet (4.88 m) Simplex | Erected in 1924 on the site of a smock mill Smock mill The smock mill is a type of windmill that consists of a sloping, horizontally weatherboarded tower, usually with six or eight sides. It is topped with a roof or cap that rotates to bring the sails into the wind... . Standing in 1979 |
| Leiston, Suffolk | Erected by 1891 for C P Ogilvie. Supplied Sizewell house with water. | |
| Limavady Limavady Limavady is a market town in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, with Binevenagh as a backdrop. It lies east of Derry and south west of Coleraine. It had a population of 12,135 people in the 2001 Census, an increase of some 17% compared to 1991... , Co Londonderry County Londonderry The place name Derry is an anglicisation of the old Irish Daire meaning oak-grove or oak-wood. As with the city, its name is subject to the Derry/Londonderry name dispute, with the form Derry preferred by nationalists and Londonderry preferred by unionists... |
35 feet (10.67 m) geared Simplex on a 50 feet (15.24 m) hexagonal steel tower. Drove an 18 feet (5.49 m) diameter scoop wheel. | Erected at Limavady Junction. |
| Littleham Littleham Littleham is a village and civil parish in North Devon, south west England, about south of Bideford. It had a population of 394 in the 2001 census. It has active Film and Gardening Clubs... , Devon Devon Devon is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although the term is rarely used inside the county itself as the county has never been officially "shired", it often indicates a traditional or historical context.The county shares borders with... |
Supplied Heale House via a 16000 gallons (72,737.4 l) water tank. | |
| Lockinge Lockinge Lockinge is a civil parish in Oxfordshire in England, consisting of the villages of East Lockinge and West Lockinge, as well as the hamlet of Betterton, which is also a lost settlement. It is located between the town of Wantage and the village of Ardington. In 1974 it was transferred from Berkshire... , Berkshire |
35 feet (10.67 m) geared Simplex on a 40 feet (12.19 m) hexagonal steel tower | Erected on Lockinge Downs in 1895 to supply Lockinge House with water. |
| Lower Assendon Lower Assendon Lower Assendon is a village in the Stonor valley in the Chiltern Hills, about northwest of Henley-on-Thames in South Oxfordshire, England.The road between Henley and Wallingford passes the village. It was made into a turnpike in 1736 and ceased to be a turnpike in 1873... , Oxfordshire Oxfordshire Oxfordshire is a county in the South East region of England, bordering on Warwickshire and Northamptonshire , Buckinghamshire , Berkshire , Wiltshire and Gloucestershire .... |
16 feet (4.88 m) Imperial | Extant in 1977 |
| Lydbury North Lydbury North Lydbury North is a village and a geographically large parish in Shropshire, England. It is locally called Lydbury and there is no settlement of "Lydbury South".... , Shropshire |
Erected in 1895 at the Walcot Estate for Lord Powis. | |
| Lydbury North, Shropshire | Erected in 1896 at the Walcot Estate for Lord Powis, replacing a steam engine. Supplied water from a well 15 feet (4.57 m) deep to a height of 84 feet (25.6 m). The tank was 480 yards (438.9 m) from the wind engine. | |
| Marchwood Marchwood Marchwood is a village and civil parish located in Hampshire, United Kingdom. It lies between Totton and Hythe on the western shore of Southampton Water, next to the New Forest. The population of the village in the 2001 census was 5,586.-History:... , Hampshire |
16 feet (4.88 m) engine on a 70 feet (21.34 m) steel tower. | Erected in 1893 at a cost of £155. |
| Margherita di Savoia Margherita di Savoia (FG) Margherita di Savoia is a town and comune in the Province of Barletta-Andria-Trani . It was given this name in 1879 in honour of Queen Margherita of Savoy, which had an important love affair in the town; previously it had been known as Saline di Barletta.... , Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... |
Geared Simplex | A wind engine was erected for the Italian Government Politics of Italy The politics of Italy is conducted through a parliamentary, democratic republic with a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised collectively by the Council of Ministers, which is led by the President of the Council of Ministers, referred to as "Presidente del Consiglio" in Italian... |
| Micheldever Micheldever Micheldever is a village in Hampshire, England, situated 6 miles north of Winchester.It lies upon the River Dever . The river, and village, formerly part of Stratton Park, lie on a Hampshire grass downland, underlain with chalk and flint... , Hampshire |
Erected by 1898 on the Stratton Estate for the Earl of Northbrook Thomas Baring, 1st Earl of Northbrook Thomas George Baring, 1st Earl of Northbrook PC, GCSI, FRS , was a British Liberal politician and statesman... |
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| Narborough Narborough, Leicestershire Narborough is a village south of Leicester, England. It lies in the Blaby district of Leicestershire. Its name originally meant 'North Stronghold'.Surrounding villages include Enderby, Whetstone, Littlethorpe, Cosby, and Huncote.-Location:... , Leicestershire |
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| Odstock Odstock Odstock is a village and civil parish about south of Salisbury in Wiltshire, England.In the woods about Odstock are earthworks. The meaning of the name is probably "Odo's stockade".Odstock's parish population was 118 in 1801, 158 in 1901 and 535 in 1971... , Wiltshire |
Erected by 1886 for the Earl of Radnor Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie, 6th Earl of Radnor Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie, 6th Earl of Radnor CIE, CBE was a British Conservative Party politician.-Early life:Pleydell-Bouverie was the son of William Pleydell-Bouverie, 5th Earl of Radnor and Helen Matilda Chaplin, and was styled Viscount Folkestone from 1889 to 1900... |
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| Par Par, Cornwall Par is a town and fishing port with a harbour on the south coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The town is situated in the civil parish of Tywardreath and Par and is approximately east of St Austell. Par has a population of around 1,400..... , Cornwall Cornwall Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of... |
Two Simplex engines | Erected at Trenython, Par Station for the Bishop of Truro John Gott (bishop) John Gott was the third Bishop of Truro from 1891 until his death in 1906.Gott was born in Leeds on Christmas Day 1830 and educated at Winchester and Brasenose College, Oxford and then embarked on an ecclesiastical career with a curacy at Great Yarmouth after which he held incumbencies at Bramley... by 1894. |
| Radyr Radyr Radyr is an outer suburb of Cardiff, the capital of Wales. The suburb is situated in the west of the city, although it was originally a separate village, and is located around 5 miles north west of Cardiff city centre. According to 2009 estimates, the suburb has a population of 6,000... , Glamorganshire |
Erected by 1894. | |
| Repps Repps with Bastwick Repps with Bastwick is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It comprises the adjacent villages of Bastwick and Repps, which are situated some north-west of the town of Great Yarmouth and north-east of the city of Norwich... , Norfolk Norfolk Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county... |
A Titt wind engine is preserved at Morse's Wind Engine Park, Repps. Photographs show it to be a small Simplex on a 30 feet (9.14 m) tower. | |
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A second Titt wind engine is preserved at Morse's Wind Engine Park, Repps. | |
| Salisbury Salisbury Salisbury is a cathedral city in Wiltshire, England and the only city in the county. It is the second largest settlement in the county... , Wiltshire |
Erected by 1890 | |
| Ross-on-Wye Ross-on-Wye Ross-on-Wye is a small market town with a population of 10,089 in southeastern Herefordshire, England, located on the River Wye, and on the northern edge of the Forest of Dean.-History:... , Herefordshire Herefordshire Herefordshire is a historic and ceremonial county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire" NUTS 2 region. It also forms a unitary district known as the... |
Geared Simplex | A geared Simplex wind engine driving horizontal treble barrel plunger pumps was erected at a waterworks at Ross-on-Wye. |
| Savernake Forest Savernake Forest Savernake Forest is on a Cretaceous chalk plateau between Marlborough and Great Bedwyn in Wiltshire, England. Its area is approximately .It is privately owned by the Trustees of Savernake Estate, the Earl of Cardigan, and his family solicitor. Since 1939 the running of the forest has been... , Wiltshire |
Erected at Chisbury Farm by 1888 for the Marquess of Ailesbury George Brudenell-Bruce, 6th Marquess of Ailesbury George William James Chandos Brudenell-Bruce, 6th Marquess of Ailesbury DSO TD K.St.J DL JP , styled Earl Bruce between 1894 and 1911, was a British soldier.-Background and education:... . |
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| Shute Shute, Devon Shute is a village located west of Axminster in East Devon, off the A35 road.It is surrounded by farmland and woodland beneath 163-metre Shute Hill. St Michael's Church dates from the 13th Century and includes a large memorial to Sir Wiliam Pole... , Devon |
Erected in 1900 for Baronet de la Pole Pole Baronets There have been three Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Pole, one in the Baronetage of England, one in the Baronetage of Great Britain and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom... . Supplied Shute House Shute Barton Shute Barton, located at Shute, near Axminster, Devon, England, is a mediaeval manor house, today a property of the National Trust.Shute Barton is one of the most important non-fortified manor houses of the Middle Ages still in existence. It was commenced in approximately 1380 and finally completed... with water. |
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| Southport Southport Southport is a seaside town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside, England. During the 2001 census Southport was recorded as having a population of 90,336, making it the eleventh most populous settlement in North West England... , Lancashire Lancashire Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston... |
Simplex mounted on a water tower | Erected by 1894 for Southport Corporation |
| Stockbridge Stockbridge, Hampshire Stockbridge is a small town and civil parish in Hampshire, England. It has an acreage of and a population of little under 600 people according to the 2001 census in Hampshire, England. It lies on the River Test, in the Test Valley district and renowned for trout fishing. The A30 road goes through... , Hampshire |
Erected by 1900 at Marsh Court for Herbert Johnson. | |
| Southwold Southwold Southwold is a town on the North Sea coast, in the Waveney district of the English county of Suffolk. It is located on the North Sea coast at the mouth of the River Blyth within the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The town is around south of Lowestoft and north-east... , Suffolk |
Simplex | Erected c1886 for Southwold Corporation. Standing in 1893. |
| Stourton Stourton, Wiltshire Stourton is a village in Wiltshire, England, at . The village is close to the county boundary with Somerset and about south of the Somerset market town of Frome.Stourton is part of the Stourhead estate, now in the ownership of the National Trust.... , Wiltshire |
Erected at Search Farm by 1888, replaced a Halliday's wind engine which had blown down. | |
| Sutton Veny Sutton Veny Sutton Veny is a small village situated in the Wylye Valley, about 2 miles south east of the town of Warminster in Wiltshire, England. 'Sutton' means south farmstead in relation to Norton Bavant, one mile to the north... , Wiltshire |
Erected at The Beeches by 1895. Auxiliary drive powered by horse. | |
| Swindon Swindon Swindon is a large town within the borough of Swindon and ceremonial county of Wiltshire, in South West England. It is midway between Bristol, west and Reading, east. London is east... , Wiltshire |
A wind engine was erected in 1907 at Swindon Works Swindon Works Swindon railway works were built by the Great Western Railway in 1841 in Swindon in the English county of Wiltshire.-History:In 1835 Parliament approved the construction of a railway between London and Bristol. Its Chief Engineer was Isambard Kingdom Brunel.From 1836, Brunel had been buying... to pump water for use by locomotives. |
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| Tisbury Tisbury, Wiltshire The large village of Tisbury lies approximately west of Salisbury in the English county of Wiltshire.With a population at the 2001 census of 2,056 it is an important local centre for communities around the upper River Nadder and Vale of Wardour... , Wiltshire |
Erected in 1888 for V F Bennett-Stanfore, Pyt House. Supplied Pyt House and Home Farm with water. | |
| West Ardsley West Ardsley West Ardsley is commonly used to refer to an area on the south-west edge of the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, possessing a WF postcode in the WF3 postcode area while the village telephone numbers are "0113", the Leeds prefix.. It roughly approximates to an amalgamation of Tingley, Woodkirk,... , Yorkshire |
30 feet (9.14 m) Simplex on a 35 feet (10.67 m) hexagonal steel tower, itself built on a stone base. | Erected in February 1899 at Boyle Hall for Luther Colbeck. Generated electricity. A dynamo Dynamo - Engineering :* Dynamo, a magnetic device originally used as an electric generator* Dynamo theory, a theory relating to magnetic fields of celestial bodies* Solar dynamo, the physical process that generates the Sun's magnetic field- Software :... powered 110 lights, mostly rated at 16 candlepower Candlepower Candlepower is a now-obsolete unit which was used to express levels of light intensity in terms of the light emitted by a candle of specific size and constituents... , with some rated at 8 candlepower. |
| Westbury Westbury, Wiltshire Westbury is a town and civil parish in the west of the English county of Wiltshire, most famous for the Westbury White Horse.-Name:The most likely origin of the West- in Westbury is simply that the town is near the western edge of the county of Wiltshire, the bounds of which have been much the same... , Wiltshire |
16 feet (4.88 m) engine on a steel tower | Erected by 1892, supplied water to Courtleigh. |
| West Dean West Dean, West Sussex West Dean is a village and civil parish in the District of Chichester in West Sussex, England located north of Chichester on the A286 road just west of Singleton. The parish includes the hamlets of Binderton and Chilgrove.... , West Sussex West Sussex West Sussex is a county in the south of England, bordering onto East Sussex , Hampshire and Surrey. The county of Sussex has been divided into East and West since the 12th century, and obtained separate county councils in 1888, but it remained a single ceremonial county until 1974 and the coming... |
20 feet (6.1 m) wind engine | Erected in 1898. Supplied water from a well 186 feet (56.69 m) deep. |
| West Dean, West Sussex | 20 feet (6.1 m) wind engine | Erected in 1898. Supplied water from a well 120 feet (36.58 m) deep. |
| West Stow West Stow West Stow is a small parish in West Suffolk, England.The village lies north of Bury St. Edmunds, south of Mildenhall and Thetford and west of the villages of Culford and Ingham in the area known as the Breckland.This area is located near the Lark River Valley and populated from AD 420-650.it is... , Suffolk |
Erected at the sewage works c1898. | |
| Westwick Westwick, Norfolk Westwick is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, situated to the south of North Walsham.It covers an area of and had a population of 72 in 33 households as of the 2001 census.... , Norfolk |
18 feet (5.49 m) wind engine on a 60 feet (18.29 m) steel tower | Erected in November 1893 at Westwick Hall. Supplied a 2000 gallons (9,092.2 l) tank at a total height to 57 feet (17.37 m). |
| Winterbourne Stoke Winterbourne Stoke Winterbourne Stoke is a village in Wiltshire, England, located around 5 km west of Stonehenge. It is sited on the A303 road, close to its junction with the B3083.-External links:... , Wiltshire |
Erected in 1899 at Hill Farm. | |
| Wold Newton, Lincolnshire | Two wind pumps | In 1910 a borehole was sunk in the middle of the village, which is situated in a valley. One pump was erected to move water up the hill to a reservoir which then supplied the village by gravity. This pump was later converted to electricity before being removed when mains water arrived in the 1970s. A second pump moved water further up the hill to a second reservoir which then fed water troughs for livestock. |
A restored Simplex windmill is part of the National Museum of Australia
National Museum of Australia
The National Museum of Australia was formally established by the National Museum of Australia Act 1980. The National Museum preserves and interprets Australia's social history, exploring the key issues, people and events that have shaped the nation....
collection. It is 13 metres high with a six-metre sail diameter. The windmill drew water from the Great Artesian Basin
Great Artesian Basin
The Great Artesian Basin provides the only reliable source of freshwater through much of inland Australia. The basin is the largest and deepest artesian basin in the world, stretching over a total of , with temperatures measured ranging from 30°C to 100°C...
at Kenya Station in central Queensland from the 1920s until 1988, when it was donated to the museum.
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- Kenya station windmill, National Museum of AustraliaNational Museum of AustraliaThe National Museum of Australia was formally established by the National Museum of Australia Act 1980. The National Museum preserves and interprets Australia's social history, exploring the key issues, people and events that have shaped the nation....