Monument record MDS 140 - Windmill
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Summary
Post-medieval post mill
Location
| Grid reference | TM 101 657 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM16NW |
| Civil Parish | MENDLESHAM, MID SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Kent's mill. Post mill with two-storey roundhouse. Pulled down in 1913, the roundhouse remains as a store. There were four patent sails, a fantail , and three pairs of stones, two in the head and one in the tail. The buck was tarred and the sails were painted red (S1). Earliest cartographic evidence is 1824 (S2). Visible on the 1st edition OS map c.1880 (S3)
Sources/Archives (7)
- <S1> SSF50128 Bibliographic reference: Dolman, P. 1978. Windmills in Suffolk: a contemporary survey.
- <S2> SSF6481 Unpublished document: Flint, B.. 1979. Suffolk Windmills.
- <S3> SXS50088 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1880s. Ordnance Survey 25 inch to 1 mile map, 1st edition.
- <S4> SSF56643 Index: National Record of Industrial Monuments.
- <S5> SSF59942 Index: Historic England. Related Archives/Objects from NRHE. NRI01.
- <S6> SSF59942 Index: Historic England. Related Archives/Objects from NRHE. BF004920.
- <S7> SSF59794 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record Of the Historic Environment.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jun 16 2021 12:08PM