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Skoulding's Mill

Coordinates: 52°13′46.567″N 1°29′8.344″E / 52.22960194°N 1.48565111°E / 52.22960194; 1.48565111
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Kelsale Mill
The converted mill
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Origin
Mill nameSkoulding's Mill
Mill locationTM 38133 64770
Coordinates52°13′46.567″N 1°29′8.344″E / 52.22960194°N 1.48565111°E / 52.22960194; 1.48565111
Operator(s)Private
Year built1856
Information
PurposeCorn mill
TypeTower mill
StoreysSeven storeys
No. of sailsFour Sails
Type of sailsPatent sails
WindingFantail
No. of pairs of millstonesThree pairs

Skoulding's Mill is a Grade II listed[1] tower mill at Kelsale, Suffolk, England which has been converted to residential accommodation.

History

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Skoulding's Mill was built in 1856 by John Whitmore, the Wickham Market millwright. It was intended to replace a post mill in the same yard. It worked in conjunction with the post mill and a steam mill erected close by. The mill worked by wind until c1905 when it was refitted with roller milling equipment driven by a steam engine. The cap was removed in the early 1950s and the mill stripped of machinery at a later date.[2] The empty mill tower was converted to residential accommodation.[3]

Description

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Skoulding's Mill is a tall seven storey tower mill. The tower is 55 feet 2 inches (16.81 m) to the curb. It is 23 feet 2 inches (7.06 m) diameter at the base and 13 feet 11 inches (4.24 m) diameter at curb leve. The walls are 30 inches (760 mm) thick at ground level.[4] The mill had an ogee cap with a gallery, winded by a fantail. The four double Patent sails drove three pairs of millstones.[2] The lower two storeys of the mill were tarred, with the upper five painted white.[4] The converted mill has a flat roof with a guard rail and a flagpole.[1]

Millers

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  • T & J Skoulding 1865 -

Reference for above:-[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Historic England. "KELSALE MILL, ROSEMARY LANE, KELSALE CUM CARLTON, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK (1030640)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 26 May 2009.
  2. ^ a b Dolman, Peter (1978). Windmills in Suffolk. Ipswich: Suffolk Mills Group. p. 44. ISBN 0-9506447-0-6.
  3. ^ Regan, Dean (1997). Windmills of Suffolk. Suffolk: Dean Regan. p. 56. ISBN 0-9531562-0-6.
  4. ^ a b c Flint, Brian (1979). Suffolk Windmills. Woodbridge: Boydell. pp. 40, 43. ISBN 0-85115-112-4.
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