Blundeston Windmill
Blundeston Windmill | |
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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 |
No. of sails | Four Sails |
Type of sails | Patent sails |
Winding | Fantail |
No. 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[]
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.
Categories:
- Towers completed in 1820
- Industrial buildings completed in 1820
- Windmills in Suffolk
- Tower mills in the United Kingdom
- Grinding mills in the United Kingdom
- Waveney District