Tutelina Mill, Great Welnetham

Great Welnetham Mill

Tutelina Mill
Origin
Mill name Tutelina Mill
Mill location TL 878 598
52°12′15″N 0°44′57″E / 52.20417°N 0.74917°E / 52.20417; 0.74917
Operator(s) Private
Year built 1865
Information
Purpose Corn mill
Type Tower mill
Storeys Four storeys
Number of sails Four Sails
Type of sails Patent sails
Winding Fantail
Auxiliary power Crossley oil engine
Number of pairs of millstones Two pairs

Tutelina Mill, also known as Clarke's Mill, is a Grade II listed[1] tower mill at Great Welnetham, Suffolk, England which has been conserved.

History

Tutelina Mill was built in 1865. A steam mill was erected nearby. The windmill worked by wind until 1910.[2] The sails were removed in 1916,[3] and the mill was worked by a Crossley[1] engine until the mid-1960s.[2]

Description

For an explanation of the various pieces of machinery, see Mill machinery.

Tutelina Mill is a small four storey tower mill. The tower is 28 feet 6 inches (8.69 m) to the curb.[4] It had a domed cap, winded by a fantail. The four Patent sails drove two pairs of millstones.[2] The wallower is cast iron with wooden teeth, carried on a cast iron upright shaft. The great spur wheel is also cast iron with wooden teeth.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "TUTELINA MILL, STANNINGFIELD ROAD, GREAT WHELNETHAM, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK". English Heritage. Retrieved 26 May 2009.
  2. 1 2 3 Dolman, Peter (1978). Windmills in Suffolk. Ipswich: Suffolk Mills Group. p. 41. ISBN 0-9506447-0-6.
  3. Regan, Dean (1997). Windmills of Suffolk. Suffolk: Dean Regan. p. 56. ISBN 0-9531562-0-6.
  4. Flint, Brian (1979). Suffolk Windmills. Woodbridge: Boydell. p. 31. ISBN 0-85115-112-4.
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