Monument record LMD 100 - Hall Mill
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Summary
Site of small water mill named `Hall Myll' situated on island made by Chad Brooke, shown on Israel Amyce map of 1580 (S1).
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 5865 246e (101m by 100m) Approximate |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL52SE |
| Civil Parish | LONG MELFORD, BABERGH, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Site of small water mill named `Hall Myll' situated on island made by Chad Brooke, shown on Israel Amyce map of 1580 (S1).
Recorded as having wheel, gutted in 1959 (S2).
`This mill was locked at Easter 1959 and by July she had been demolished, so no particulars were taken. Externally she was of timber frame, brick, plaster and weatherboarding, with a tiled roof. The mill house was built on to one end. The mill itself had been added to and an engine house at the end had been demolished'(S3). Also shown on Kirby's map of 1736 (S4).
Sources/Archives (6)
- <S1> SSF217 (No record type): Amyce I, A Map of the Manor of Melford Hall, Suffolk, 1580.
- <M1> SSF50072 Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. Parish file: copy (S1).
- <S2> SSF22704 (No record type): Wailes R, `Suffolk Watermills', Trans Newcomen Soc, 37, 1964-1965, 110.
- <M2> SSF46484 (No record type): Mills file: (S2)(S3).
- <S3> SSF22730 (No record type): Wailes R, Survey of Watermills (West Suffolk), ms, 1960.
- <S4> SSF10316 (No record type): Kirby, J.. Kirby, map, 1736.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Aug 6 2024 10:46AM