Description

TG 11 NE HORSFORD MILL LANE

3/34 Corn Mill, 32 metres
north of Mill House.

- II

Derelict corn wind mill, built 1860, of red brick with internal lead flat roof.
Circular tapering brick tower, originally of 5 storeys. Ground floor
entrance to west with segmental brick arch and stable door. Entrance
to first floor above with segmental brick arch and door frame. First,
second and third floor windows to north, the lower window with cast iron
casement. First, second, third and fourth floor windows to south, the
lower 2 retaining cast iron casements. All windows, single light with
segmental brick arches. Tall blocked opening to east on ground and first
floor level now containing inserted opening at first floor level with
segmental brick arch. Remains of shot curb on parapet. Internal floors
and floor beams intact. Internal machinery includes upright drive shaft,
sack hoist, crown wheel, great spur wheel and some tentering gear. One
pair of stones remain from the original set. Stored within the mill,
the remains of the cap frame, including sprattle beam, weatherbeam and
tail beam. The cast iron windshaft lies stored, 20 metres to the west
of the mill.

Listing NGR: TG1903816711

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26303403

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)