Monument record WBG 020 - Trickers Mill, Theatre Street.

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Summary

Fine five storey tower mill, built in 1818.

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 2688 4916 (50m by 50m)
Map sheet TM24NE
Civil Parish WOODBRIDGE, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Fine five storey tower mill, built in 1818. It worked until about 1920 and lost its cap and two remaining sails in 1957. Demolition was narrowly averted through pressure from mill enthusiasts in 1973 and it was subsequently turned into a common room and guests bedroom, a part of `Mussidan Place' a local council `old persons' home. The original dome cap was blown off in 1881 and was replaced by a boat shaped cap. There were four patent sails, a gallery around the cap and a fantail. The cap frame remains in place with a flat roof on it and the majority of the machinery has survived. Two of the three pairs of stones remain, and two dressing machines have been removed for eventual display at the Tide Mill (S1-S3)(S4).

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <M1> (No record type): Mills file: (S1)(S2)(S3).
  • <S1> Bibliographic reference: Dolman, P. 1978. Windmills in Suffolk: a contemporary survey. 49.
  • <S2> Unpublished document: Flint, B.. 1979. Suffolk Windmills.
  • <S3> (No record type): Dolman P C J, list of Suffolk windmills on maps, undated.
  • <S4> Serial: Suffolk Industrial Archaeological Society Newsletter. August 2010.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Dec 9 2010 3:56PM

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