Skoulding's Mill
{{Short description|Windmill in Kelsale, Suffolk, England}}
{{Infobox Windmill
|name = Kelsale Mill
|image = Kelsale Mill.jpg
|image_size = 250px
|caption = The converted mill
|name_of_mill = Skoulding's Mill
|location_of_mill = {{oscoor|TM3813364770|TM 38133 64770}}
|coordinates = {{coord|52|13|46.567|N|1|29|8.344|E|type:landmark_region:GB|display=inline,title}}
|operator = Private
|built = 1856
|purpose = Corn mill
|type = Tower mill
|storeys = Seven storeys
|sail_number = Four Sails
|sail_type = Patent sails
|windshaft =
|winding = Fantail
|fantail_blades =
|auxpower =
|pairs_of_millstones= Three pairs
|stone_size =
|other =
}}
Skoulding's Mill is a Grade II listed{{NHLE| num=1030640 | desc =KELSALE MILL, ROSEMARY LANE, KELSALE CUM CARLTON, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK | access-date= 26 May 2009}} tower mill at Kelsale, Suffolk, England which has been converted to residential accommodation.
History
Skoulding's Mill was built in 1856 by John Whitmore, the Wickham Market millwright. It was intended to replace a post mill in the same yard. It worked in conjunction with the post mill and a steam mill erected close by. The mill worked by wind until c1905 when it was refitted with roller milling equipment driven by a steam engine. The cap was removed in the early 1950s and the mill stripped of machinery at a later date.{{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}} The empty mill tower was converted to residential accommodation.{{cite book | first =Dean | last = Regan| year = 1997| title = Windmills of Suffolk | pages= 56| publisher = Dean Regan| location = Suffolk | isbn = 0-9531562-0-6}}
Description
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Skoulding's Mill is a tall seven storey tower mill. The tower is {{convert|55|ft|2|in|m|2}} to the curb. It is {{convert|23|ft|2|in|m|2}} diameter at the base and {{convert|13|ft|11|in|m|2}} diameter at curb leve. The walls are {{convert|30|in|mm}} thick at ground level.{{cite book | first =Brian| last = Flint| year = 1979| title = Suffolk Windmills | pages= 40, 43| publisher = Boydell| location = Woodbridge| isbn = 0-85115-112-4}} The mill had an ogee cap with a gallery, winded by a fantail. The four double Patent sails drove three pairs of millstones. The lower two storeys of the mill were tarred, with the upper five painted white. The converted mill has a flat roof with a guard rail and a flagpole.
Millers
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External links
- [http://www.windmillworld.com/millid/1064.htm Windmill World] webpage on Skoulding's Mill.
{{Windmills in England}}
Category:Tower mills in the United Kingdom
Category:Windmills completed in 1856
Category:Towers completed in 1856
Category:Grinding mills in the United Kingdom
Category:Grade II listed buildings in Suffolk