Dressing the stones, important work that was done ahead of opening on Monday week. #woodbridgetidemillmuseum #millengineeringdepartment #dressingmillstones #tidemillwoodbridge

An advantage of being a working museum is that your exhibits help maintain it! The trammel was involved in recent millstone dressing. #woodbridgetidemillmuseum #millengineering #woodbridgetidemill #millengineeringdepartment

Great work by John Harrison today fixing our tide Mill model. It's a popular item, gets a LOT of use - really useful for explaining how the old Mill works. Photo: John Harrison. #kidsinmuseums #woodbridgetidemillmuseum #millengineering #woodbridgetidemill #millengineeringdepartment

An illustration of repairs required on the Mill from 2012. It appears much of the Mill was on the move! #woodbridgetidemillmuseum #millengineering #millengineeringdepartment #woodbridgehistoricriverside

This is the state of the waterwheel in June 2011 before and after restoration. We're working hard to maintain the new wheel photos Simon Hazelgrove #woodbridgetidemillmuseum #millengineering #woodbridgetidemill #millengineeringdepartment

The wooden teeth of the Crown Wheel meets the metal Lay Shaft. Oak teeth are quieter, don't make sparks and can be easily replaced. The Lay Shaft powers the hoist and/or dresser (sieve). #woodbridgetidemillmuseum #millengineering #woodbridgetidemill #millengineeringdepartment

Engineers were busy this morning lifting the water stone (powered by the tides) in preparation for cleaning or 'dressing'. #woodbridgetidemillmuseum #millengineering #woodbridgetidemill #millengineeringdepartment #dressingthestones

Busy preparing the stones for dressing on Wednesday. There will be restricted access to the first floor while this is being done unfortunately. #woodbridgetidemillmuseum #millengineering #millengineeringdepartment

Due to doubts about the resilience of the mortar in the brickwork, we are reverting to a solid block of Deben-resistant concrete. Shuttering is going up this morning. #woodbridgetidemillmuseum #millengineering #millengineeringdepartment #NationalLotteryHeritageFund #suffolkcountycouncil