Tricker's Mill, Woodbridge
Tricker's Mill | |
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The mill in the housing complex | |
Origin | |
Mill location |
TM 268 491 52°05′37″N 1°18′43″E / 52.09361°N 1.31194°E |
Year built | 1818 |
Information | |
Purpose | Corn mill |
Type | Tower mill |
Storeys | Five storeys |
Number of sails | Four Sails |
Type of sails | Patent sails |
Windshaft | Cast Iron |
Winding | Fantail |
Number of pairs of millstones | Three pairs |
Tricker's Mill is a Grade II listed[1] tower mill at Woodbridge, Suffolk, England which has been incorporated to a sheltered housing scheme.
History
Tricker's Mill was built in 1818. It originally had a domed cap which was blown off in 1881. A boat shaped cap was built to replace it. The mill worked by wind until c1920 and the cap and remaining pair of sails were removed in 1957, leaving the roofed over cap frame on the tower. In 1973, the mill was threatened with demolition but due to pressure from enthusiasts it was incorporated into Mussidan Place, a sheltered housing scheme for the elderly.[2] Mussidan Place is now owned and managed by Suffolk Heritage Housing Association.[3]
Description
Tricker's Mill is a five storey tower mill which formerly had a boat shaped cap with a gallery which was winded by a fantail. It had four Patent sails and drove three pairs of millstones, of which two pairs remain.[2] The cast iron windshaft had previously been used in a post mill.[4] The majority of the machinery survives in the mill.[2]
See also
Other mills in, or strongly connected with Woodbridge:-
References
- ↑ "TRICKERS MILL, THEATRE STREET (south side), WOODBRIDGE, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK". English Heritage. Retrieved 3 June 2009.
- 1 2 3 Dolman, Peter (1978). Windmills in Suffolk. Ipswich: Suffolk Mills Group. p. 46. ISBN 0-9506447-0-6.
- ↑ "Sheltered housing & retirement homes in Suffolk Coastal, for elderly care - UK". housingcare.org. Retrieved 3 June 2009.
- ↑ Flint, Brian (1979). Suffolk Windmills. Woodbridge: Boydell. p. 39. ISBN 0-85115-112-4.
External links
- Windmill World webpage on Tricker's Mill.