Gazeley Mill is a tower mill at Gazeley, Suffolk, England which has been converted to residential accommodation.

History

Gazeley Mill was built in 1837 by William Death, replacing a nearby post mill.[1] The mill drove five pairs of millstones.[2] A Gippeswyck oil engine was installed by Turners, the Soham millwrights in 1880. In 1893, a one-and-a-half-sack[3] roller mill made by Messrs E R & F Turner of Ipswich was installed. This was driven by the oil engine,[1] which could also drive three of the five pairs of millstones.[2] The mill ceased work c.1920 and was stripped of machinery and house converted in 1947.[4]

Description

For an explanation of the various pieces of machinery, see Mill machinery.

Gazeley Mill is a six storey tower mill. It had a boat shaped cap with a gallery, winded by a fantail. The four patent sails[4] drove five pairs of millstones.[1]

Millers

  • William De’ath 1844–1893[1][2]
  • R J Harvey 1893–1910[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Flint, Brian (1979). Suffolk Windmills. Woodbridge: Boydell. pp. 42–43. ISBN 0-85115-112-4.
  2. ^ a b c d Regan, Dean (1997). Windmills of Suffolk. Suffolk: Dean Regan. p. 56. ISBN 0-9531562-0-6.
  3. ^ A capacity of 1½ sacks (30 stone / 190kg) per hour
  4. ^ a b Dolman, Peter (1978). Windmills in Suffolk. Ipswich: Suffolk Mills Group. p. 41. ISBN 0-9506447-0-6.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gazeley_Windmill
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