Chilton Street Mill, Clare Explained

Chilton Street Mill, Clare
Name Of Mill:Chilton Street Mill
Gbgridref:TL 757 472
Coordinates:52.095°N 0.5658°W
Operator:Private
Built:1846
Purpose:Corn mill
Type:Tower mill
Storeys:Five storeys
Sail Number:Four Sails
Sail Type:Patent sails
Winding:Fantail
Pairs Of Millstones:Two pairs

Chilton Street Mill is a tower mill at Clare, Suffolk, England which is derelict.

History

Chilton Street Mill was erected in 1846.[1] It ceased work when the sails were blown off sometime before the First World War. The mill was stripped of machinery in the late 1920s or early 1930s and stands today as a shell.[2]

Description

Chilton Street Mill is a five-storey tower mill. It had a domed cap winded by a fantail. The four Patent sails drove two pairs of millstones.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Regan, Dean. 1997. Windmills of Suffolk. 66. Dean Regan. Suffolk . 0-9531562-0-6.
  2. Book: Dolman, Peter. 1978. Windmills in Suffolk . 41. Suffolk Mills Group. Ipswich. 0-9506447-0-6.