Lound Mill
Lound Mill
Interactive map of Lound Mill
Origin
Mill location	TG 498 005
Coordinates	52°32′41″N 1°41′07″E / 52.54472°N 1.68528°E / 52.54472; 1.68528
Operator	Private
Year built	1837
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	Three pairs

Lound Mill is a tower mill at Lound in the English county of Suffolk which has been converted to residential accommodation.

History

Lound Mill was built in 1837 by Robert Martin, the Beccles millwright^[1] replacing an earlier post mill.^[2] The mill worked by wind until 1939. The machinery was removed c1961 when the mill was converted to residential accommodation.^[1]

Description

Lound Mill is a four storey tower mill. It had a boat shaped cap with a gallery and was winded by a fantail. The four Patent sails drove three pairs of millstones.^[1]

References

External links

• Windmill World webpage on Lound Mill.