Upper Mill, Walton

Walton Windmill
Origin
Mill name	Upper Mill Walton Mill
Mill location	TM 290 359
Coordinates	51°58′27″N 1°20′07″E / 51.97417°N 1.33528°E / 51.97417; 1.33528Coordinates: 51°58′27″N 1°20′07″E / 51.97417°N 1.33528°E / 51.97417; 1.33528
Operator(s)	Private
Year built	1804
Information
Purpose	Corn mill
Type	Smock mill
Storeys	Two-storey smock
Base storeys	Two storeys
Smock sides	Eight sides
No. of sails	Four Sails
Type of sails	Patent sails
Winding	Fantail
No. of pairs of millstones	Two pairs

Upper Mill or Walton Mill is a Grade II listed^[1] smock mill at Walton, Suffolk, England, which has been conserved.

History[]

Upper Mill was built in 1804.^[2] The mill was dismantled in the early 20th century leaving the empty smock tower standing.^[3] The mill was on the Buildings at Risk Register in 1995 but repairs have since been carried out to the weatherboarding to ensure the mill's survival^[2]

Description[]

Upper Mill is a two-storey smock mill on a two-storey brick base. It had four Patent sails and the boat-shaped cap was winded by a fantail. It had two pairs of millstones.^[3]

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