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Blundeston Windmill

Coordinates: 52°31′00″N 1°42′26″E / 52.51676°N 1.70734°E / 52.51676; 1.70734
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Blundeston Windmill
The mill in June 2011
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Origin
Mill nameBlundeston Mill
Grid referenceTM 5165 9747
Coordinates52°31′00″N 1°42′26″E / 52.51676°N 1.70734°E / 52.51676; 1.70734
Operator(s)Private
Year builtc1820
Information
PurposeCorn mill
TypeTower mill
StoreysFour storeys
No. of sailsFour Sails
Type of sailsPatent sails
WindingFantail
No. of pairs of millstonesTwo pairs

Blundeston Mill is a tower mill at Blundeston, Suffolk, England which has been converted to residential accommodation.

History

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Blundeston Mill was built c1820 by Robert Martin, the Beccles millwright. The mill was worked until 1923 and dismantled in 1933 when it was converted to a house.[1]

Description

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Blundeston Mill is a four-storey tower mill which had four Patent sails. The boat shaped cap was winded by a fantail. The mill drove two pairs of millstones[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Dolman, Peter (1978). Windmills in Suffolk. Ipswich: Suffolk Mills Group. pp. 13, 40. ISBN 0-9506447-0-6.
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