Blackshore Mill, Reydon

Blackshore Mill, Reydon
The mill in 2006
Origin
Mill location	TM 491 759
Coordinates	52°19′28″N1°39′24″E / 52.32444°N 1.65667°E / 52.32444; 1.65667
Operator(s)	Private
Year built	c1890
Information
Purpose	Windpump
Type	Tower mill
Storeys	Three storeys
No. of sails	Four Sails
Type of sails	Patent sails
Windshaft	Cast iron
Winding	Fantail
Type of pump	Three throw plunger pump

Blackshore Mill or Blackshore Windpump is a Grade II listed ^[1] water-pumping tower mill at Reydon, Suffolk, England which has been conserved.

History

Blackshore Mill, constructed around 1890 by Robert Martin, the Beccles millwright, was built after he secured the contract for its construction by outbidding Simon Nunn of Wenhaston. The mill operated for approximately four years before it was damaged when the windshaft broke at the poll end, causing the sails to be blown off. ^[2] It remained in disrepair for many years until restoration efforts began in 2002 to preserve the historic structure. ^[1]

Description

For an explanation of the various pieces of machinery, see Mill machinery.

Blackshore Mill is a three-storey tower mill. It had a boat-shaped cap winded by a fantail. The four Patent sails ^[3] were carried on a cast-iron windshaft. The tower is about 26 feet 3 inches (8.00 m) high and all machinery is of cast iron. ^[1]

References

1. Historic England. "BLACKSHORE WINDPUMP, REYDON, WAVENEY, SUFFOLK (1032138)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 3 June 2009.
2. Flint, Brian (1979). Suffolk Windmills. Woodbridge: Boydell. pp. 100–101. ISBN   0-85115-112-4.
3. Dolman, Peter (1978). Windmills in Suffolk. Ipswich: Suffolk Mills Group. p. 52. ISBN   0-9506447-0-6.