Lound Windmill Explained

Lound Mill
Coordinates:52.5447°N 1.6853°W
Operator:Private
Built:1837
Purpose:Corn mill
Type:Tower mill
Storeys:Four storeys
Sail Number:Four Sails
Sail Type:Patent sails
Winding:Fantail
Pairs Of Millstones:Three pairs

Lound Mill is a tower mill at Lound in the English county of Suffolk which has been converted to residential accommodation.

History

Lound Mill was built in 1837 by Robert Martin, the Beccles millwright replacing an earlier post mill.[1] The mill worked by wind until 1939. The machinery was removed c1961 when the mill was converted to residential accommodation.[2]

Description

Lound Mill is a four storey tower mill. It had a boat shaped cap with a gallery and was winded by a fantail. The four Patent sails drove three pairs of millstones.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Flint, Brian. 1979. Suffolk Windmills . 43. Boydell. Woodbridge. 0-85115-112-4.
  2. Book: Dolman, Peter. 1978. Windmills in Suffolk . 44. Suffolk Mills Group. Ipswich. 0-9506447-0-6.