Monument record BRF 048 - Bramford Mill
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Summary
Water mill symbol on River Gipping shown on Hodskinson's 1783 and Bowen' 1755 maps (S1)(S2).
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 127 464 (130m by 140m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM14NW |
| Civil Parish | BRAMFORD, MID SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Water mill symbol on River Gipping shown on Hodskinson's 1783 and Bowen' 1755 maps (S1)(S2).
Formerly (now `gutted') had a 12 hp compound beam engine by Wentworth of Wandsworth in 1888 and an 80 hp compound beam engine in 1908 (S3). `All that survives of this once large brick and white weatherboarded mill is the two empty lower storeys, roofed over' (S4).
Construction date and early history not researched. (S5)
Sources/Archives (6)
- <M1> SSF43430 (No record type): Mills file: (S3)(S4).
- <S1> SSF7563 Cartographic materials: Hodskinson, J.. 1783. The County of Suffolk surveyed.
- <S2> SSF1404 (No record type): Bowen E, Map of County of Suffolk, 1755.
- <S3> SSF22722 (No record type): Wailes R, Suffolk Watermills, Trans Newcomen Soc, 37, 1964-5, 106 & 109.
- <S4> SSF22711 (No record type): Wailes R, County of E Suffolk: Survey of Watermills, ms, 1960.
- <S5> SSF50245 Bibliographic reference: Gransden, Antonia. 2007. A History of The Abbey of Bury St Edmunds 1182-1256.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Aug 8 2016 12:59PM