Lound Windmill

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Lound Mill
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Lound Mill
Lound Windmill
Origin
Mill location TG 498 005
Coordinates 52°32′41″N1°41′07″E / 52.54472°N 1.68528°E / 52.54472; 1.68528
Operator(s)Private
Year built1837
Information
Purpose Corn mill
Type Tower mill
StoreysFour storeys
No. of sailsFour Sails
Type of sails Patent sails
Winding Fantail
No. of pairs of millstonesThree pairs

Lound Mill is a tower mill at Lound in the English county of Suffolk which has been converted to residential accommodation.

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History

Lound Mill was built in 1837 by Robert Martin, the Beccles millwright [1] replacing an earlier post mill. [2] The mill worked by wind until 1939. The machinery was removed c1961 when the mill was converted to residential accommodation. [1]

Description

Lound Mill is a four storey tower mill. It had a boat shaped cap with a gallery and was winded by a fantail. The four Patent sails drove three pairs of millstones . [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Dolman, Peter (1978). Windmills in Suffolk. Ipswich: Suffolk Mills Group. p. 44. ISBN   0-9506447-0-6.
  2. Flint, Brian (1979). Suffolk Windmills. Woodbridge: Boydell. p. 43. ISBN   0-85115-112-4.