Lound Windmill

Lound Mill
Lound Mill
Map
Origin
Mill locationTG 498 005
Coordinates52°32′41″N 1°41′07″E / 52.54472°N 1.68528°E / 52.54472; 1.68528
Operator(s)Private
Year built1837
Information
PurposeCorn mill
TypeTower mill
StoreysFour storeys
No. of sailsFour Sails
Type of sailsPatent sails
WindingFantail
No. of pairs of millstonesThree 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[1] replacing an earlier post mill.[2] The mill worked by wind until 1939. The machinery was removed c1961 when the mill was converted to residential accommodation.[1]

Description

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

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.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Dolman, Peter (1978). Windmills in Suffolk. Ipswich: Suffolk Mills Group. p. 44. ISBN 0-9506447-0-6.
  2. ^ Flint, Brian (1979). Suffolk Windmills. Woodbridge: Boydell. p. 43. ISBN 0-85115-112-4.