Burgh Windmill
| Burgh Windmill | |
|---|---|
Corn mill | |
| Type | Tower mill |
| Storeys | Seven storeys |
| No. of sails | Four Sails |
| Type of sails | Patent sails |
| Winding | Fantail |
| Auxiliary power | Engine |
| No. of pairs of millstones | Four pairs |
Burgh Mill is a Grade II listed[1] tower mill at Burgh, Suffolk, England which has been converted to residential accommodation.
History
Burgh Mill was built in 1842 by John Whitmore the
Observer Corps after moving from their previous location. The high vantage point afforded by the mill enabled the Observers to plot and report the movement of aircraft in the area as part of a nationwide network of observation posts. Post L.1 operated as part of a "cluster" of three such posts L.2 being located at Woolverstone and L.3 at Felixstowe all reporting to 18 Group ROC in Colchester. The building was to remain occupied by the Royal Observer Corps until a new underground post was constructed immediately south west in 1960.[4] The mill was derelict in 1997,[3] but by 2005 it had gained a new galleried cap.[5]
Description
Burgh Mill is a seven-storey tower mill with an ogee cap which has a gallery. It had four Patent sails and was winded by a fantail.millstones were on the third floor.[3]
Recently renovated in 2004, it was reroofed and the brickwork replaced using the original Suffolk white bricks.
Millers
- Francis Buttrum 1842-
References for above:-[2]
References
- ^ Historic England. "Burgh Mill, Mill Hill (west side), Burgh, Suffolk Coastal, Suffolk (1198001)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 23 May 2009.
- ^ ISBN 0-9506447-0-6.
- ^ ISBN 0-9531562-0-6.
- ISBN 0356-08411-6.
- ^ "Burgh windmill, Suffolk". Windmill World. Retrieved 23 May 2009.