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Society volunteers have carried out the vast majority of the restoration of Jill Windmill
Some of the timbers used in the restoration of Jill Windmill were long and heavy
With enough volunteers, the carrying of a 5½ cwt. Sweep is not a problem
Raising the Sweeps with ropes and pulleys
The blocks for the outer track were made to our specification
This chair bracket takes the drive from the fanblades to the fan carriage wheels
The completed Fantackle assembly
The stone furniture was constructed and installed by Society volunteers
The fine flour and course flour are collected in the Trow
The Windshaft was moved forward by inserting thin metal plates behind the Tail Bearing
The collar at the top of the Centre Post required replacement as the oak timbers had dried out and shrunk over a period of 180 years
The new collar is fitted
Click here for details on our 2007 work on the Stock and Sweeps.
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This page features a selection of photographs of our restoration and maintenance of Jill Windmill 
Lowering the Sweeps
Painting the Sweeps
Click here for more photographs of our painting project
The construction of the outer track could only be carried out on dry, windless Saturdays
As a result, this project took 18 months
A specially constructed scaffold platform was erected for the fitting of the fan blades
These millstones are being "dressed" by Society volunteers
The 17½ cwt. millstones are periodically cleaned with brushes and a vacuum cleaner A very dusty job !!
The Flour Dresser on the floor above separates the ground meal into fine flour, course flour and bran
The mill was "Head Sick" so we constructed a moveable plate which allows us to correct the horizontal alignment of the 23 ton mill body
With the old collar removed, the timbers are prepared for the new collar
The new collar is constructed of two segmentsMaintenance work is carried out on most Saturday mornings throughout the year
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