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

History

The mill c. 1900

Fort Green Mill was built in 1824. It was converted into a house in 1902.[1] During the Second World War it was used as a gun emplacement.[2]

It was put up for sale in 2016.[3]

Description

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

Fort Green Mill is a four-storey tower mill. It had four patent sails and the domed cap was winded by a fantail. It had two pairs of millstones.[4] A photograph of the working mill (above) shows that the sails were double patents carried on a cast-iron windshaft and the fantail had six blades.

Danish inscription on Fort Green Mill

There is an inscription in Danish, formerly above one of the doors, now on a wall, "Herren skal bevare din udgang og din indgang". It means "The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in," from Psalm 121 verse 8.

References

  1. ^ Regan, Dean (1997). Windmills of Suffolk. Suffolk: Dean Regan. p. 68. ISBN 0-9531562-0-6.
  2. ^ Cornwell, Richard. "Iconic former windmill on Aldeburgh seafront ready for new owners". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
  3. ^ Cornwell, Richard. "Iconic former windmill on Aldeburgh seafront ready for new owners". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
  4. ^ Dolman, Peter (1978). Windmills in Suffolk. Ipswich: Suffolk Mills Group. p. 42. ISBN 0-9506447-0-6.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Green_Mill,_Aldeburgh
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