Blundeston Windmill

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Blundeston Windmill
Blundeston windmill June2011.jpg
The mill in June 2011
Blundeston Windmill
Origin
Mill nameBlundeston Mill
Grid reference TM 5165 9747
Coordinates 52°31′00″N1°42′26″E / 52.51676°N 1.70734°E / 52.51676; 1.70734 Coordinates: 52°31′00″N1°42′26″E / 52.51676°N 1.70734°E / 52.51676; 1.70734
Operator(s)Private
Year builtc1820
Information
Purpose Corn mill
Type Tower mill
StoreysFour storeys
No. of sailsFour Sails
Type of sails Patent sails
Winding Fantail
No. of pairs of millstonesTwo pairs

Blundeston Mill is a tower mill at Blundeston, Suffolk, England which has been converted to residential accommodation.

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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]

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References

  1. 1 2 Dolman, Peter (1978). Windmills in Suffolk. Ipswich: Suffolk Mills Group. pp. 13, 40. ISBN   0-9506447-0-6.
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