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Cockfield Windmill

Coordinates: 52°09′01″N 0°47′02″E / 52.15028°N 0.78389°E / 52.15028; 0.78389
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Cockfield Mill
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Origin
Mill nameCockfield Mill
Mill locationTL 904 539
Coordinates52°09′01″N 0°47′02″E / 52.15028°N 0.78389°E / 52.15028; 0.78389
Operator(s)Private
Year built1891
Information
PurposeCorn mill
TypeTower mill
StoreysFour storeys
No. of sailsFour Sails
Type of sailsPatent sails
WindingFantail
No. of pairs of millstonesTwo pairs

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

History

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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 c. 1918 and the mill was used for many years as a store.[2] The empty tower has been converted to residential accommodation.[1]

Description

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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]


References

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