Monument record WMH 009 - Kitty Mill
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Summary
Small post mill with two storey roundhouse, built in 1830.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 420 757 (101m by 100m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM47NW |
| Civil Parish | WENHASTON WITH MELLS HAMLET, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Small post mill with two storey roundhouse, built in 1830. It ceased work by wind in 1938 and was demolished in 1964. The roundhouse remains, converted into a house. The fan carriage and part of the ladder remain as an external staircase. There were four patent sails, two pairs of stones in the head and a fantail (S1).
First mapped 1837, buck dismantled circa 1967 according to Flint (S2).
Sources/Archives (8)
- <M1> SSF44286 (No record type): Mills file: (S1)(S2)(S3).
- <S1> SSF50128 Bibliographic reference: Dolman, P. 1978. Windmills in Suffolk: a contemporary survey. 48.
- <R1> SSF5333 (No record type): Dolman P, Vanished Mills - Wenhaston "Kitty Mill", ms?, 1996.
- <R2> SSF10596 (No record type): Lockwood, G.. Lockwood G, My Life at a Windmill, ms?, 1996.
- <S2> SSF6481 Unpublished document: Flint, B.. 1979. Suffolk Windmills.
- <S3> SSF5271 (No record type): Dolman P C J, letter to SAU and list of Suffolk Windmills on maps.
- <S4> SSF59794 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record Of the Historic Environment.
- <S5> SSF59798 Article in serial: A, A. Bryan. 1998. Windmill gazetteer for England.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Sep 30 2021 11:41AM