Monument record ISL 006 - St Lawrence Mill

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Summary

Windmill and associated buildings, St Lawrence Mill Corn visible on the 1st edition OS map 1880's but marked as disused on 1927 OS map

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 378 839 (48m by 50m)
Map sheet TM38SE
Civil Parish ST LAWRENCE, ILKETSHALL, WAVENEY, SUFFOLK

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

Windmill and associated buildings, St Lawrence Mill Corn visible on the 1st edition OS map 1880's (S1) but marked as disused on 1927 OS map. Small four-storey tower mill, built in 1812. It ceased work before 1914 and was dismantled in 1929. The shell of the tower stands disused. There were four double shuttered spring sails, a boat-shaped cap with fantail, and probably two pairs of stones (S2).

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <S1> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1880s. Ordnance Survey 25 inch to 1 mile map, 1st edition.
  • <S2> Bibliographic reference: Dolman, P. 1978. Windmills in Suffolk: a contemporary survey.
  • <S3> Digital archive: Historic England. National Record Of the Historic Environment.
  • <S4> Index: National Record of Industrial Monuments. Recorded by MJ Brnard, 21-May-1972, Record No.268434.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Sep 20 2021 4:47PM

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