Gazeley Windmill
{{Short description|Windmill in Gazeley, Suffolk, England}}
{{Infobox Windmill
|name = Gazeley Mill
|image = Gazeley Mill.jpg
|image_size = 250px
|caption = The converted mill
|name_of_mill = Gazeley Mill
|location_of_mill = {{oscoor|TL717649|TL 717 649}}
|coordinates = {{coord|52|15|19|N|0|30|59|E|type:landmark_region:GB|display=inline,title}}
|operator = Private
|built = 1844
|purpose = Corn mill
|type = Tower mill
|storeys = Six storeys
|sail_number = Four Sails
|sail_type = Patent sails
|windshaft =
|winding = Fantail
|fantail_blades = Six blades
|auxpower = Gippeswyck oil engine
|pairs_of_millstones= five pairs
|stone_size =
|other =
}}
Gazeley Mill is a tower mill at Gazeley, Suffolk, England which has been converted to residential accommodation.
History
Gazeley Mill was built in 1837 by William Death, replacing a nearby post mill.{{cite book | first =Brian| last = Flint| year = 1979| title = Suffolk Windmills | pages= 42–43| publisher = Boydell| location = Woodbridge| isbn = 0-85115-112-4}} The mill drove five pairs of millstones.{{cite book | first =Dean | last = Regan| year = 1997| title = Windmills of Suffolk | pages= 56| publisher = Dean Regan| location = Suffolk | isbn = 0-9531562-0-6}} A Gippeswyck oil engine was installed by Turners, the Soham millwrights in 1880. In 1893, a one-and-a-half-sackA capacity of 1½ sacks (30 stone / 190kg) per hour roller mill made by Messrs E R & F Turner of Ipswich was installed. This was driven by the oil engine, which could also drive three of the five pairs of millstones. The mill ceased work c.1920 and was stripped of machinery and house converted in 1947.{{cite book | first =Peter| last = Dolman| year = 1978| title = Windmills in Suffolk | pages= 41| publisher = Suffolk Mills Group| location = Ipswich| isbn = 0-9506447-0-6}}
Description
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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 drove five pairs of millstones.