Crowfield Windmill
| Crowfield Windmill | |
|---|---|
Corn mill | |
| Type | Smock mill |
| Storeys | Three-storey smock |
| Base storeys | One storey |
| Smock sides | Eight sides |
| No. of sails | Four Sails |
| Type of sails | Patent sails |
| Winding | Fantail |
| No. of pairs of millstones | Two pairs |
Crowfield Windmill is a smock mill at Crowfield, Suffolk, England which has been conserved.
History
Crowfield Windmill was originally built as a drainage mill near Great Yarmouth. It was moved to Crowfield c1840 and converted to a corn mill. The mill worked by wind until 1916 when the cap was blown off. An auxiliary engine was used to power the millstones until the mid-1930s.[1]
Description
Crowfield Windmill is a three-storey smock mill on a single-storey brick base. It had four patent sails and the boat-shaped cap was winded by a fantail.
Millers
- Gibbons - 1930s
Reference for above:-[2]
References
- ^ ISBN 0-9506447-0-6.
- ^ ISBN 0-85115-112-4.