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Tide Mills sluices 27 2 2013

There are several online resources which give the history of this seaside water mill. www.southdowns.gov.uk/ebb-flow-tide-mills is one of them.
This was a water mill that was powered by seawater, captured as the tide rose into a lagoon behind the beach. The water then was allowed to pass out through these sluices, driving the mill wheels as it did.
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3 comments

Amelia said:

Way ahead of its time by the sounds of it. Very interesting.
2 days ago

Phil Sutters replied to Amelia:

Harnessing wind and water has been going on for many centuries. Burning fossil fuels will be seen as a momentary aberration in a few decades time, while we and our descendants are living with the consequences.
2 days ago

Dimas Sequeira said:

Fascinating tide mill! We have several tide mills in Portugal, even from the Middle Ages, some restored, with a slightly different functioning: a waterwheel conveyed the water from the rising tide up to a tank; near ebb-tide, the tank poured the water back into the waterwheel, allowing milling at a regular pace.
23 hours ago
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