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Operation of the dam and sluices at Thorrington Tide Mill

Period: 
Early Modern (1485-1750), Tudor (1485-1603), Stuart (1603-1714), Hanoverian (1714-1837), Victorian (1837-1901), 20th Century (1901-1999)
Copyright: 
Essex County Council
Image Caption: 
Reconstruction of how the water supply is captured on the rising tide and drives the waterwheel on a falling tide. Reproduced by permssion ECC/David Morgans.
Asset Author: 
Clacton VCH Group