Gazeley Windmill
Gazeley Mill is a tower mill at Gazeley, Suffolk, England which has been converted to residential accommodation.
| Gazeley Mill | |
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 The converted mill | |
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| Origin | |
| Mill name | Gazeley Mill |
| Mill location | TL 717 649 |
| Coordinates | 52°15′19″N 0°30′59″E |
| Operator(s) | Private |
| Year built | 1844 |
| Information | |
| Purpose | Corn mill |
| Type | Tower mill |
| Storeys | Six storeys |
| No. of sails | Four Sails |
| Type of sails | Patent sails |
| Winding | Fantail |
| Fantail blades | Six blades |
| Auxiliary power | Gippeswyck oil engine |
| No. of pairs of millstones | five pairs |
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 Soham millwrights 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
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]
References
- Flint, Brian (1979). Suffolk Windmills. Woodbridge: Boydell. pp. 42–43. ISBN 0-85115-112-4.
- Regan, Dean (1997). Windmills of Suffolk. Suffolk: Dean Regan. p. 56. ISBN 0-9531562-0-6.
- A capacity of 1½ sacks (30 stone / 190kg) per hour
- Dolman, Peter (1978). Windmills in Suffolk. Ipswich: Suffolk Mills Group. p. 41. ISBN 0-9506447-0-6.