Heage Mill

	Heage Windmill - an authentic working windmill using traditional methods near Ripley. Originally built in the 1790's, it was wrecked by a storm in 1894, re-built but damaged in a gale again in 1919 when milling ceased. The mill then slowly deteriorated over the next half century until a planning application to turn it into a house was made in 1966. This prompted a preservation order on the remains and Derbyshire County Council made various attempts at reconstruction. Since 1997 the Heage Windmill Society has raised around £400,000 from the Lottery and other sources to replace the sails, cap and fantail in a traditional style and open a small shop. Open on weekends & Bank Holidays in summer. Back to Mills.
	Lifting the tun - the shield around the millstone - prior to re-dressing the stone. Photos courtesy of Dave Hunter, Anthony Sharpe & Alan Gifford.
	Lifting the runner - the upper stone - using the stone crane. Photos courtesy of Dave Hunter, Anthony Sharpe & Alan Gifford.
	Turning the runner prior to dressing. Photos courtesy of Dave Hunter, Anthony Sharpe & Alan Gifford.
	Heage Mill: a bedstone, (a French Burr) being dressed by John Boucher, one on the millers, in February 2010. The runner can be seen in the background, held by a stone crane. Copyright Tony Cooper, The Friends of Heage Windmill.
	Grain is broken open by the sharp edges of the lands - the ridges. Dressing renews the profile of the furrow and land. Photos courtesy of Dave Hunter, Anthony Sharpe & Alan Gifford.
	Staffing - sliding a perfectly flat beam over the face. The staff has a mixture of red oxide and grease on it and this process shows high and low points. Photos courtesy of Dave Hunter, Anthony Sharpe & Alan Gifford.
	Back in action - milling in progress. Photos courtesy of Dave Hunter, Anthony Sharpe & Alan Gifford.
	Bagging the flour Photos courtesy of Dave Hunter, Anthony Sharpe & Alan Gifford.
Photos courtesy of Dave Hunter, Anthony Sharpe & Alan Gifford.	The finished product. Back to Mills.