Monument record BAY 030 - Baylham watermill and mill house.
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Summary
Watermill said to have ben standing at the beginning of the C17 on the River Gipping, red brick, see details.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 11228 52720 (87m by 100m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM15SW |
| Civil Parish | BAYLHAM, MID SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK |
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Full Description
Watermill said to have ben standing at the beginning of the C17 on the River Gipping, red brick, see details (S1) (S2) (S3)(S4).
Roof may have been repaired during 1993 or later.
"Fine and well-preserved example of typical Suffolk mill: brick ground-floor on bridge over stream, 2 further weather-boarded floors plus attic above. Complete with wheel and plant, but not worked and not open." (from David Alderton's 'Industrial Archaeology in and around Norfolk', booklet, 1980).
13/12/2011; mill unchanged. Lean-to contains oil engine by ER & F Turner, of Ipswich (John Jones).
Sources/Archives (4)
- <S1> SSF50182 Article in serial: Wailes, R.. 1964-65. Suffolk watermills. Transactions of The Newcomen Society 37.
- <S2> SSF50183 Unpublished document: Wailes, R.. 1960. Survey of Watermills: County of East Suffolk.
- <S3> SSF50007 Serial: Suffolk Industrial Archaeological Society Newsletter.
- <S4> SSF50245 Bibliographic reference: Gransden, Antonia. 2007. A History of The Abbey of Bury St Edmunds 1182-1256.
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Record last edited
Aug 8 2016 12:40PM