Westwood Marshes Mill, Walberswick
Encyclopedia
Westwood Marshes Mill is a Grade II listed tower mill
at Walberswick
, Suffolk
, England
which is derelict.
. The mill was repaired in the 1950s but in October 1960 it was burnt out in an arson
attack. It remains standing in a derelict state.
at Herringfleet. There were four Common sails carried on a cast iron windshaft. The wooden brake wheel drove a wooden wallower which was carried on the wooden upright shaft. This carries a cast iron spur wheel which drives a cast iron pit wheel with wooden cogs, carried on a wooden axle, as is the cast iron scoop wheel with wooden paddles. Only the lower part of the upright shaft and the pit wheel and scoopwheel survived the fire. As well as the scoopwheel, the mill drove a pair of millstone
s which was used to grind feed for horses on the estate where the mill stood.
Tower mill
A tower mill is a type of windmill which consists of a brick or stone tower, on top of which sits a roof or cap which can be turned to bring the sails into the wind....
at Walberswick
Walberswick
Walberswick is a village on the Suffolk coast in England, across the River Blyth from Southwold. Coastal erosion and the shifting of the mouth of the River Blyth meant that the neighbouring town of Dunwich was lost as a port in the last years of the 13th century...
, Suffolk
Suffolk
Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
which is derelict.
History
Westwood Marshes Mill was built in the late 18th century, possibly in 1798. It was worked by wind until 1940 and then damaged when used for target practice during World War IIWorld War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. The mill was repaired in the 1950s but in October 1960 it was burnt out in an arson
Arson
Arson is the crime of intentionally or maliciously setting fire to structures or wildland areas. It may be distinguished from other causes such as spontaneous combustion and natural wildfires...
attack. It remains standing in a derelict state.
Description
Westwood Marshes Mill is a three storey tower mill. It had a boat shaped cap which was winded by a tailpole and winch, in a similar manner to the smock millSmock mill
The smock mill is a type of windmill that consists of a sloping, horizontally weatherboarded tower, usually with six or eight sides. It is topped with a roof or cap that rotates to bring the sails into the wind...
at Herringfleet. There were four Common sails carried on a cast iron windshaft. The wooden brake wheel drove a wooden wallower which was carried on the wooden upright shaft. This carries a cast iron spur wheel which drives a cast iron pit wheel with wooden cogs, carried on a wooden axle, as is the cast iron scoop wheel with wooden paddles. Only the lower part of the upright shaft and the pit wheel and scoopwheel survived the fire. As well as the scoopwheel, the mill drove a pair of millstone
Millstone
Millstones or mill stones are used in windmills and watermills, including tide mills, for grinding wheat or other grains.The type of stone most suitable for making millstones is a siliceous rock called burrstone , an open-textured, porous but tough, fine-grained sandstone, or a silicified,...
s which was used to grind feed for horses on the estate where the mill stood.
External links
- Windmill World webpage on Westwood Marshes Mill.