Fort Green Mill, Aldeburgh
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| Aldeburgh Windmill | |
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  The mill c1900 (top) and in 2007 (bottom) |
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| Origin | |
| Mill name | Fort Green Mill |
| Mill location | TM 464 559 52°08′46″N 1°36′09″E / 52.14611°N 1.6025°E |
| Operator(s) | Private |
| Year built | 1824 |
| Information | |
| Purpose | Corn mill |
| Type | Tower mill |
| Storeys | Four storeys |
| Number of sails | Four Sails |
| Type of sails | Patent sails |
| Windshaft | Cast iron |
| Winding | Fantail |
| Fantail blades | Six blades |
| Number of pairs of millstones | Two pairs |
Fort Green Mill is a tower mill at Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England which has been converted to residential accommodation.
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[edit] History
Fort Green Mill was built in 1824. It was converted into a house in 1902.[1]
[edit] Description
For an explanation of the various pieces of machinery, see Mill machinery.
Fort Green Mill is a four storey tower mill. It had four Patent sails and the domed cap was winded by a fantail. It had two pairs of millstones.[2] A photograph of the working mill (above) shows that the sails were double Patents carried on a cast iron windshaft and the fantail had six blades.
[edit] References
- ^ Regan, Dean (1997). Windmills of Suffolk. Suffolk: Dean Regan. pp. p68. ISBN 0-9531562-0-6.
- ^ Dolman, Peter (1978). Windmills in Suffolk. Ipswich: Suffolk Mills Group. pp. p42. ISBN 0 9506447 0 6.
[edit] External links
- Windmill World webpage on Fort Green Mill.
