Cockfield Windmill

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Cockfield Mill
Cockfield Windmill
Origin
Mill nameCockfield Mill
Mill location TL 904 539
Coordinates 52°09′01″N0°47′02″E / 52.15028°N 0.78389°E / 52.15028; 0.78389 Coordinates: 52°09′01″N0°47′02″E / 52.15028°N 0.78389°E / 52.15028; 0.78389
Operator(s)Private
Year built1891
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

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

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History

Cockfield Mill was erected in 1891 by Brewer & Sillitoe, the Long Melford millwrights. It replaced Pepper Mill, an earlier tower mill on the site. [1] It ceased work in 1900. The cap was removed c1918 and the mill was used for many years as a store. [2] The empty tower has been converted to residential accommodation. [1]

Description

Cockfield Mill is a four storey tower mill. It had a domed cap winded by a fantail. The four Patent sails drove two pairs of millstones. [2]


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References

  1. 1 2 Regan, Dean (1997). Windmills of Suffolk. Suffolk: Dean Regan. p. 54. ISBN   0-9531562-0-6.
  2. 1 2 Dolman, Peter (1978). Windmills in Suffolk. Ipswich: Suffolk Mills Group. p. 41. ISBN   0-9506447-0-6.
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