Blundeston Windmill
Blundeston Windmill | |
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The mill in June 2011 | |
Origin | |
Mill name | Blundeston Mill |
Grid reference | TM 5165 9747 |
Coordinates | 52°31′00″N 1°42′26″E / 52.51676°N 1.70734°ECoordinates: 52°31′00″N 1°42′26″E / 52.51676°N 1.70734°E |
Operator(s) | Private |
Year built | c1820 |
Information | |
Purpose | Corn mill |
Type | Tower mill |
Storeys | Four storeys |
Number of sails | Four Sails |
Type of sails | Patent sails |
Winding | Fantail |
Number of pairs of millstones | Two pairs |
Blundeston Mill is a tower mill at Blundeston, Suffolk, England which has been converted to residential accommodation.
History
Blundeston Mill was built c1820 by Robert Martin, the Beccles millwright. The mill was worked until 1923 and dismantled in 1933 when it was converted to a house.[1]
Description
For an explanation of the various pieces of machinery, see Mill machinery.
Blundeston Mill is a four storey tower mill which had four Patent sails. The boat shaped cap was winded by a fantail. The mill drove two pairs of millstones[1]
References
External links
- Windmill World Webpage on Blundeston Mill.
- Blundeston and District Local History Society Webpage with some photographs of Blundeston Windmill.
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