Description

TG 32 SE SUTTON NEW ROAD (north side)

5/71 Sutton Mill 16.4.55

G.V. II*

Tower corn mill. 1789, rebuilt 1859 following fire. Brick circular tapering tower, tarred below, painted white above. Timber boat shaped cap. Current restoration commenced 1976. 9 storeys. Entrance to south below door in meal floor, both under corrugated iron and timber hood. Iron casements to each floor at cardinal points under segmental arches. To north, east and west, however, 3 or 4 are blocked or blind. Gallery above fifth floor : timber supported on iron brackets. Boat shaped cap with petticoat, fan cradle, 10-vaned fantail of 1978. Stocks but no sails. Interior. Many floor timbers replaced. Brakewheel, windshaft, wallower and upright shaft drive great spur wheel and stone nuts to 4 pairs stones in vats. Stones on fifth floor and under driven. Governors, sack hoist, pulley drive and enclosed stone nut frame intact or repaired.

Listing NGR: TG3957723871

External Links

• Wikidata Q17555838

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Recommended Books

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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Sheffield and the South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings