Tutelina Mill, Great Welnetham
{{Short description|Windmill in Great Whelnetham, Suffolk, England}}
{{Infobox Windmill
|name = Great Welnetham Mill
|image = Great Welnetham - Tutelina mill.jpg
|image_size = 200px
|caption = Tutelina Mill
|name_of_mill = Tutelina Mill
|location_of_mill = {{oscoor|TL878598|TL 878 598}}
|coordinates = {{coord|52|12|15|N|0|44|57|E|type:landmark_region:GB|display=inline,title}}
|operator = Private
|built = 1865
|purpose = Corn mill
|type = Tower mill
|storeys = Four storeys
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|sail_number = Four Sails
|sail_type = Patent sails
|windshaft =
|winding = Fantail
|fantail_blades =
|auxpower = Crossley oil engine
|pairs_of_millstones= Two pairs
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Tutelina Mill, also known as Clarke's Mill, is a Grade II listed{{NHLE| num=1230110 | desc =TUTELINA MILL, STANNINGFIELD ROAD, GREAT WHELNETHAM, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK | access-date= 26 May 2009}} tower mill at Great Welnetham, Suffolk, England which has been conserved.
History
Tutelina Mill was built in 1865 and shares its name with a Roman harvest goddess (now usually known as Tutilina). A steam mill was erected nearby. The windmill worked by wind until 1910. The sails were removed in 1916,{{cite book | first =Dean | last = Regan| year = 1997| title = Windmills of Suffolk | pages= 56| publisher = Dean Regan| location = Suffolk | isbn = 0-9531562-0-6}} and the mill was worked by a Crossley engine until the mid-1960s.{{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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Tutelina Mill is a small four storey tower mill. The tower is {{convert|28|ft|6|in|m|2}} to the curb.{{cite book | first =Brian| last = Flint| year = 1979| title = Suffolk Windmills | pages= 31| publisher = Boydell| location = Woodbridge| isbn = 0-85115-112-4}} It had a domed cap, winded by a fantail. The four Patent sails drove two pairs of millstones. The wallower is cast iron with wooden teeth, carried on a cast iron upright shaft. The great spur wheel is also cast iron with wooden teeth.
==References==
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External links
- [http://www.windmillworld.com/millid/1068.htm Windmill World] webpage on Tutelina Mill.
- [https://www.flickr.com/photos/13923726@N00/706472046 2007 photo] of the mill.
{{Windmills in England}}
Category:Tower mills in the United Kingdom
Category:Windmills completed in 1865
Category:Grinding mills in the United Kingdom
Category:Grade II listed buildings in Suffolk