Collis Mill, Great Thurlow
Collis Mill is a Grade II* listed[1] smock mill at Great Thurlow, Suffolk, England, which has been restored.
History
Collis Mill was originally built at Slough, Berkshire. It was moved to Great Thurlow in 1807[2] replacing an earlier post mill.[3] Thomas Hunt, the Soham millwright, carried out repairs to the mill in 1914. It ceased working by wind in 1915 and the sails were removed from 1920.[2] The mill was worked by a portable steam engine until 1937.[4] The derelict mill was capless in 1959 when it was purchased by R A Vestey for restoration as a visual amenity.[5] Restoration was completed in 1962.[3]
Description
Collis Mill is a three-storey smock mill on a single storey brick base. It has four Common sails and the pepperpot cap is winded by a fantail.[2] It has two pairs of underdrift millstones.[5]
Millers
- Thomas Gardner 1841-44
- Joseph Dearsley 1845-50
- Elijah Dearsley 1850-75
- Archibald Robinson 1875-
- Gabriel Savage
- Joseph Collis -1937
Reference for above:-[3][4]
References
- ^ Historic England. "WINDMILL, GREAT THURLOW, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK (1376729)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 May 2009.
- ^ a b c Dolman, Peter (1978). Windmills in Suffolk. Ipswich: Suffolk Mills Group. p. 43. ISBN 0 9506447 0 6.
- ^ a b c Regan, Dean (1997). Windmills of Suffolk. Suffolk: Dean Regan. p. 40. ISBN 0-9531562-0-6.
- ^ a b Brown, R J (1976). Windmills of England. London: Robert Hale. p. 174. ISBN 0 7091 5641 3.
- ^ a b Flint, Brian (1979). Suffolk Windmills. Woodbridge: Boydell. pp. 50, 110. ISBN 0 85115-112-4.
External links
- Windmill World webpage on Collis Mill.
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