Monument record ESO 006 - Post Medieval mill house and yards.
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Summary
Mill house and yards.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 226 628 (50m by 50m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM26SW |
| Civil Parish | EARL SOHAM, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Mill house and yards.
Large post mill with two-storied roundhouse. Ceased work in 1917, demolished in 1947. The roundhouse was then coverted into a house. There were four patent sails, three pairs of stones, two in the head and one in the tail, a flour dresser and a fantail (S1). Earliest mapping 1783 (S2)(S4).
Sources/Archives (8)
- <M1> SSF50072 Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. Parish file: copy (S4).
- <S1> SSF50128 Bibliographic reference: Dolman, P. 1978. Windmills in Suffolk: a contemporary survey. 42.
- <S2> SSF6473 (No record type): Flint B, Suffolk Windmills 1979, 133.
- <S3> SSF5314 (No record type): Dolman P, letter to SAU (EM), May 1990.
- <S4> SSF5084 (No record type): Deben Valley Place Names: Earl Soham.
- <S5> SSF59830 Source Unchecked: RCHME?. Various. Field Investigators Comments.
- <S6> SSF59798 Article in serial: A, A. Bryan. 1998. Windmill gazetteer for England.
- <S7> SSF56643 Index: National Record of Industrial Monuments. Recorded by MJ Barnard, Jun-1972, Record No.268425.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Aug 4 2021 4:21PM