Fort Green Mill is a tower mill at Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England which has been converted to residential accommodation.
| Aldeburgh Windmill | |
|---|---|
 The mill in 2007 | |
 | |
| Origin | |
| Mill name | Fort Green Mill |
| Mill location | TM 464 559 |
| Coordinates | 52°08′46″N 1°36′09″E / 52.14611°N 1.60250°E |
| Operator(s) | Private |
| Year built | 1824 |
| Information | |
| Purpose | Corn mill |
| Type | Tower mill |
| Storeys | Four storeys |
| No. of sails | Four sails |
| Type of sails | Patent sails |
| Windshaft | Cast iron |
| Winding | Fantail |
| Fantail blades | Six blades |
| No. of pairs of millstones | Two pairs |
History
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Fort Green Mill was built in 1824. It was converted into a house in 1902.[1] During the Second World War it was used as a gun emplacement.[2]
It was put up for sale in 2016.[3]
Description
editFort Green Mill is a four-storey tower mill. It had four patent sails and the domed cap was winded by a fantail. It had two pairs of millstones.[4] A photograph of the working mill (above) shows that the sails were double patents carried on a cast-iron windshaft and the fantail had six blades.
There is an inscription in Danish, formerly above one of the doors, now on a wall, "Herren skal bevare din udgang og din indgang". It means "The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in," from Psalm 121 verse 8.
References
edit- ^ Regan, Dean (1997). Windmills of Suffolk. Suffolk: Dean Regan. p. 68. ISBN 0-9531562-0-6.
- ^ Cornwell, Richard. "Iconic former windmill on Aldeburgh seafront ready for new owners". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
- ^ Cornwell, Richard. "Iconic former windmill on Aldeburgh seafront ready for new owners". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
- ^ Dolman, Peter (1978). Windmills in Suffolk. Ipswich: Suffolk Mills Group. p. 42. ISBN 0-9506447-0-6.
External links
edit- Windmill World webpage on Fort Green Mill.