This floor is 38ft above the ground and you can now view the inside of the Cap. The cap weighs about 10½ ton and is not fixed to the Tower but rests on a cast iron curb.
Dominating the Dust Floor is the Brake Wheel, which is the largest wheel in the Mill. It has a diameter of 8 feet 9 inches.
The Brake Wheel meshes with a smaller wheel called the Wallower. This takes power down to the Stones.
Now the grain has been hoisted to the top of the Mill, it is poured into the vermin proof wheat bin situated on the Bin Floor ready for grinding
Taking the steps down to the next floor, you pass the entrance to the
Bin Floor
There are various bins situated on this floor but because of health and safety, public access is not possible.
The grain enters the Hopper from the bin above, so you follow its path
and descend onto the next floor.
Click on the diagram to go to the Stone Floor
