Barnham Windmill, Suffolk

Barnham Windmill
Map
Origin
Mill nameBarnham Mill
Mill locationTL 867 791
Coordinates52°22′39.6″N 0°44′31.5″E / 52.377667°N 0.742083°E / 52.377667; 0.742083
Operator(s)Private
Year built1821
Information
PurposeCorn mill
TypeTower mill
StoreysThree storeys
No. of sailsFour Sails
Type of sailsPatent sails
WindshaftCast iron
WindingFantail
No. of pairs of millstonesThree pairs

Barnham Mill is a tower mill at Barnham, Suffolk, England which has been converted to residential accommodation.

History

Barnham Mill was built for the Duke of Grafton in 1821.[1] It is likely that the builder was George Bloomfield of Thelnetham. The mill was worked until 1923.[2] By the Second World War it was derelict, with the cap reduced to the frame and the fantail missing.[3] The mill was stripped of machinery in 1967.[1] It was subsequently incorporated into a house built alongside.[2]

Description

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

Barnham Mill is a three-storey tower mill which had four Patent sails[2] carried on a two piece cast iron windshaft.[1] It had a domed cap which was winded by a fantail. It had three pairs of millstones.[2]


References

  1. ^ a b c Flint, Brian (1979). Suffolk Windmills. Woodbridge: Boydell. pp. 39, 43. ISBN 0-85115-112-4.
  2. ^ a b c d Dolman, Peter (1978). Windmills in Suffolk. Ipswich: Suffolk Mills Group. pp. 13, 40. ISBN 0-9506447-0-6.
  3. ^ "Barnham windmill, Suffolk". Windmill World. Retrieved 9 October 2009.