A pressure drop occurs across both the stator and the rotor, with steam accelerating through the stator and decelerating through the rotor, with no net change in steam velocity across the stage but with a decrease in both pressure and temperature, reflecting the work performed in the driving of the rotor.

Small turbines are pointed by a simple wind vane, while large turbines generally use a wind sensor coupled with a servo motor.

Small units often have direct drive generators, direct current output, aeroelastic blades, lifetime bearings and use a vane to point into the wind.

The house and its contents reflect the history of the Vane Tempest Stewart family, who played a leading role in British and Irish social and political life.