Corton Mill is a Grade II listed[1] tower mill at Corton, Suffolk, England, which has been converted to residential accommodation.
| Corton Mill | |
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  The mill in 1910 (above) and the converted mill (below) | |
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| Origin | |
| Mill name | Corton Mill |
| Mill location | TM 542 974 |
| Coordinates | 52°30′55″N 1°44′44″E / 52.51528°N 1.74556°E |
| Operator(s) | Private |
| Year built | 1837 |
| 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 |
| No. of pairs of millstones | Two pairs |
| Year lost | Early 20th century |
History
editCorton Mill was erected in 1837. It ceased work before the First World War[2] and was later truncated by one storey.[1] The mill was used for many years as a store.[2]
Description
editCorton Mill was a six storey tower mill. It had a boat shaped cap winded by a bladed fantail. The four Patent sails drove two pairs of millstones.[2] The mill was built with room to add a further two pairs of millstones.[1] Photographs show the fantail to have been six bladed and that the sails had ten bays of three shutters.
References
edit- ^ a b c Historic England. "TOWER MILL, MILL LANE, CORTON, WAVENEY, SUFFOLK (1031938)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 26 May 2009.
- ^ a b c Dolman, Peter (1978). Windmills in Suffolk. Ipswich: Suffolk Mills Group. p. 41. ISBN 0-9506447-0-6.
External links
edit- Windmill World webpage on Corton Mill.