Monument record TMM 004 - Post mill with two storey roundhouse, said to date from the late C17, ceased work circa 1940 and was burnt down by boys from the Kerrison Approved Sc…
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Summary
Post mill with two storey roundhouse, said to date from the late C17, ceased work circa 1940 and was burnt down by boys from the Kerrison Approved School at Thorndon in the afternoon of May 17, 1959.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 1099 7108 (50m by 50m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM17SW |
| Civil Parish | THORNHAM MAGNA, MID SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK |
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Full Description
Post mill with two storey roundhouse, said to date from the late C17, ceased work circa 1940 and was burnt down by boys from the Kerrison Approved School at Thorndon in the afternoon of May 17, 1959. The foundations remain visible. There were two patent and two common sails, two pairs of stones in the head and a fantail. The mill was very headsick and needed large piles of bricks in the tail to help the balance (S1).
First mapped in 1675 (S2).
Sources/Archives (7)
- <M1> SSF39802 (No record type): Mills file: (S1)(S2)(S3).
- <S1> SSF50128 Bibliographic reference: Dolman, P. 1978. Windmills in Suffolk: a contemporary survey. 50.
- <S2> SSF6501 (No record type): Flint B, Suffolk Windmills, 1979, 141.
- <S3> SSF5277 (No record type): Dolman P C J, list of Suffolk windmills on maps, undated.
- <S4> SSF56643 Index: National Record of Industrial Monuments. NRI01.
- <S5> SSF59942 Index: Historic England. Related Archives/Objects from NRHE.
- <S6> SSF59794 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record Of the Historic Environment.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Mar 31 2022 4:07PM