Chilton Street Mill, Clare

Chilton Street Mill, Clare
Chilton Street Mill, February 2011
Map
Origin
Mill nameChilton Street Mill
Grid referenceTL 757 472
Coordinates52°05′42″N 0°33′57″E / 52.095°N 0.5658°E / 52.095; 0.5658
Operator(s)Private
Year built1846
Information
PurposeCorn mill
TypeTower mill
StoreysFive storeys
No. of sailsFour Sails
Type of sailsPatent sails
WindingFantail
No. of pairs of millstonesTwo 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

For an explanation of the various pieces of machinery, see Mill machinery.

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]


References

  1. ^ Regan, Dean (1997). Windmills of Suffolk. Suffolk: Dean Regan. p. 66. ISBN 0-9531562-0-6.
  2. ^ a b Dolman, Peter (1978). Windmills in Suffolk. Ipswich: Suffolk Mills Group. p. 41. ISBN 0-9506447-0-6.