Lound Windmill
{{Short description|Windmill in Suffolk, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2016}}
{{Infobox Windmill
|name = Lound Mill
|image = The Old Mill - geograph.org.uk - 250480.jpg
|image_size =
|caption = Lound Mill
|location_of_mill = {{oscoor|TG498005|TG 498 005}}
|coordinates = {{coord|52|32|41|N|1|41|07|E|type:landmark_region:GB|display=inline,title}}
|operator = Private
|built = 1837
|purpose = Corn mill
|type = Tower mill
|storeys = Four storeys
|sail_number = Four Sails
|sail_type = Patent sails
|windshaft =
|winding = Fantail
|fantail_blades =
|auxpower =
|pairs_of_millstones= Three pairs
|stone_size =
|other =
}}
Lound Mill is a tower mill at Lound in the English county of Suffolk which has been converted to residential accommodation.
History
Lound Mill was built in 1837 by Robert Martin, the Beccles millwright replacing an earlier post mill.{{cite book | first =Brian| last = Flint| year = 1979| title = Suffolk Windmills | pages= 43| publisher = Boydell| location = Woodbridge| isbn = 0-85115-112-4}} The mill worked by wind until 1939. The machinery was removed c1961 when the mill was converted to residential accommodation.{{cite book | first =Peter| last = Dolman| year = 1978| title = Windmills in Suffolk | pages= 44| publisher = Suffolk Mills Group| location = Ipswich| isbn = 0-9506447-0-6}}
Description
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Lound Mill is a four storey tower mill. It had a boat shaped cap with a gallery and was winded by a fantail. The four Patent sails drove three pairs of millstones.
References
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External links
- [http://www.windmillworld.com/millid/2255.htm Windmill World] webpage on Lound Mill.
{{Windmills in England}}
Category:Tower mills in the United Kingdom
Category:Windmills completed in 1837
Category:Towers completed in 1837