Gazeley Mill is a tower mill at Gazeley, Suffolk, England which has been converted to residential accommodation.
History
Gazeley Mill was built in 1837 by William Death, replacing a nearby post mill.[1] The mill drove five pairs of millstones.[2] A Gippeswyck oil engine was installed by Turners, the Sohammillwrights in 1880. In 1893, a one-and-a-half-sack[3] roller mill made by Messrs E R & F Turner of Ipswich was installed. This was driven by the oil engine,[1] which could also drive three of the five pairs of millstones.[2] The mill ceased work c.1920 and was stripped of machinery and house converted in 1947.[4]
Description
For an explanation of the various pieces of machinery, see Mill machinery.
Gazeley Mill is a six storey tower mill. It had a boat shaped cap with a gallery, winded by a fantail. The four patent sails[4] drove five pairs of millstones.[1]