Stansfield Windmill

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

Stansfield Mill
The mill in 2006
Origin
Mill location	TL 785 528
Coordinates	52°08′40″N 0°36′35″E
Operator(s)	Private
Year built	1840
Information
Purpose	Corn mill
Type	Tower mill
Storeys	Five storeys
No. of sails	Four Sails
Type of sails	Patent sails
Winding	Fantail
No. of pairs of millstones	Two pairs

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

1. Historic England. "TOWER MILL IMMEDIATELY WEST OF MILL HOUSE, STANSFIELD, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK (1264610)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 June 2009.
2. Flint, Brian (1979). Suffolk Windmills. Woodbridge: Boydell. pp. 100–101. ISBN 0-85115-112-4.
3. Dolman, Peter (1978). Windmills in Suffolk. Ipswich: Suffolk Mills Group. p. 46. ISBN 0-9506447-0-6.

External links

• Windmill World webpage on Stansfield Mill.