Cockfield Windmill

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

Cockfield Mill
Origin
Mill name	Cockfield Mill
Mill location	TL 904 539
Coordinates	52°09′01″N 0°47′02″E
Operator(s)	Private
Year built	1891
Information
Purpose	Corn mill
Type	Tower mill
Storeys	Four storeys
No. of sails	Four Sails
Type of sails	Patent sails
Winding	Fantail
No. of pairs of millstones	Two pairs

History

Cockfield Mill was erected in 1891 by Brewer & Sillitoe, the Long Melford millwrights. It replaced Pepper Mill, an earlier tower mill on the site.[1] It ceased work in 1900. The cap was removed c1918 and the mill was used for many years as a store.[2] The empty tower has been converted to residential accommodation.[1]

Description

Cockfield Mill is a four storey tower mill. It had a domed cap winded by a fantail. The four Patent sails drove two pairs of millstones.[2]

References

1. Regan, Dean (1997). Windmills of Suffolk. Suffolk: Dean Regan. p. 54. ISBN 0-9531562-0-6.
2. Dolman, Peter (1978). Windmills in Suffolk. Ipswich: Suffolk Mills Group. p. 41. ISBN 0-9506447-0-6.

External links

• Windmill World webpage on Cockfield Mill.