Stansfield Windmill
{{Short description|Grade II listed windmill in the United kingdom}}
{{Infobox Windmill
|name = Stansfield Mill
|image = Stansfield Mill.jpg
|image_size = 250px
|caption = The mill in 2006
|location_of_mill = {{oscoor|TL785528|TL 785 528}}
|coordinates = {{coord|52|08|40|N|0|36|35|E|type:landmark_region:GB|display=inline,title}}
|operator = Private
|built = 1840
|purpose = Corn mill
|type = Tower mill
|storeys = Five storeys
|sail_number = Four Sails
|sail_type = Patent sails
|windshaft =
|winding = Fantail
|fantail_blades =
|auxpower =
|pairs_of_millstones = Two pairs
|stone_size =
|other =
}}
Stansfield Mill is a Grade II listed{{NHLE| num=1264610 | desc =TOWER MILL IMMEDIATELY WEST OF MILL HOUSE, STANSFIELD, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK | accessdate= 3 June 2009}} tower mill at Stansfield, Suffolk, England which is derelict.
History
Stansfield Mill was built in 1840, replacing an earlier post mill.{{cite book | first =Brian| last = Flint| year = 1979| title = Suffolk Windmills | pages= 100–101| publisher = Boydell| location = Woodbridge| isbn = 0-85115-112-4}} The millwright who built the mill is probably William Bear of Sudbury. It is not recorded when the mill ceased work, but the cap was removed in 1922 and the mill subsequently became derelict.{{cite book | first =Peter| last = Dolman| year = 1978| title = Windmills in Suffolk | pages= 46| publisher = Suffolk Mills Group| location = Ipswich| isbn = 0-9506447-0-6}}
Description
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Stansfield Mill is a five-storey tower mill. It had a dome shaped cap winded by a fantail. There were four Patent sails. The machinery is of wood, including the clasp arm great spur wheel. The mill drove two pairs of millstones.
References
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External links
- [http://www.windmillworld.com/millid/2449.htm Windmill World] webpage on Stansfield Mill.
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Category:Tower mills in the United Kingdom
Category:Windmills completed in 1840
Category:Towers completed in 1840
Category:Grinding mills in the United Kingdom
Category:Grade II listed buildings in Suffolk