Monument record WCB 038 - Broad Green
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Summary
Large post mill with two storey roundhouse, built in 1882 by Whitmore G Binyon and the Clarkes to replace a post mill blown down in 1881.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 1456 6483 (50m by 50m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM16SW |
| Civil Parish | WETHERINGSETT-CUM-BROCKFORD, MID SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK |
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Full Description
Large post mill with two storey roundhouse, built in 1882 by Whitmore G Binyon and the Clarkes to replace a post mill blown down in 1881. It ceased work circa 1936 and was pulled down in 1957. The roundhouse remains as a store. There were four patent sails, two pairs of stones in the head and a fantail (S1). Post mill first mapped 1825/6 (S2)(S3).
Sources/Archives (6)
- <M1> SSF39823 (No record type): Mills file: (S1)(S2)(S3).
- <S1> SSF50128 Bibliographic reference: Dolman, P. 1978. Windmills in Suffolk: a contemporary survey. 48.
- <S2> SSF6481 Unpublished document: Flint, B.. 1979. Suffolk Windmills.
- <S3> SSF5273 (No record type): Dolman P C J, letter to SAU, 1990 and list of Suffolk windmills on maps.
- <S4> SSF59798 Article in serial: A, A. Bryan. 1998. Windmill gazetteer for England.
- <S5> SSF56643 Index: National Record of Industrial Monuments. Recorded by MJ Barnard, 14-May-1972, Record No.268464.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Mar 11 2022 12:29PM