Stansfield Windmill

52°08′40″N 0°36′35″E / 52.14444°N 0.60972°E / 52.14444; 0.60972Operator(s)PrivateYear built1840InformationPurposeCorn millTypeTower millStoreysFive storeysNo. of sailsFour SailsType of sailsPatent sailsWindingFantailNo. of pairs of millstonesTwo pairs

Stansfield Mill is a Grade II listed^[1] tower mill at Stansfield, Suffolk, England which is derelict.

History

Stansfield Mill was built in 1840, replacing an earlier post mill.^[2] The millwright who built the mill is probably William Bear of Sudbury.^[1] It is not recorded when the mill ceased work, but the cap was removed in 1922 and the mill subsequently became derelict.^[3]

Description

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,^[3] including the clasp arm great spur wheel.^[1] The mill drove two pairs of millstones.^[3]

References

External links

• Windmill World webpage on Stansfield Mill.