Barnham Windmill, Suffolk
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| Barnham Windmill | |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Mill name | Barnham Mill |
| Mill location | TL 867 791 52°22′41″N 0°44′38″E / 52.37806°N 0.74389°E |
| Operator(s) | Private |
| Year built | 1821 |
| Information | |
| Purpose | Corn mill |
| Type | Tower mill |
| Storeys | Three storeys |
| Number of sails | Four Sails |
| Type of sails | Patent sails |
| Windshaft | Cast iron |
| Winding | Fantail |
| Number of pairs of millstones | Three pairs |
Barnham Mill is a tower mill at Barnham, Suffolk, England which has been converted to residential accommodation.
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[edit] History
Barnham Mill was built for the Duke of Grafton in 1821.[1] It is likely that the builder was George Bloomfield of Thelnetham. The mill was worked until 1923.[2] By the Second World War it was derelict, with the cap reduced to the frame and the fantail missing.[3] The mill was stripped of machinery in 1967.[1] It was subsequently incorporated into a house built alongside.[2]
[edit] Description
For an explanation of the various pieces of machinery, see Mill machinery.
Barnham Mill is a three storey tower mill which had four Patent sails[2] carried on a two piece cast iron windshaft.[1] It had and a domed cap which was winded by a fantail. It had three pairs of millstones.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Flint, Brian (1979). Suffolk Windmills. Woodbridge: Boydell. pp. 39, 43. ISBN 0-85115-112-4.
- ^ a b c d Dolman, Peter (1978). Windmills in Suffolk. Ipswich: Suffolk Mills Group. pp. 13, 40. ISBN 0-9506447-0-6.
- ^ "Barnham windmill, Suffolk". Windmill World. http://www.windmillworld.com/millid/996.htm. Retrieved 9 October 2009.
