John Webb's Mill | |
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Origin | |
Mill name | John Webb's Mill Lowe's Mill |
Grid reference | TL 609 308 |
Coordinates | 51°57′09″N 0°20′28″E / 51.9525°N 0.3410°E |
Operator(s) | The Thaxted Society |
Year built | 1804 |
Information | |
Purpose | Corn mill |
Type | Tower mill |
Storeys | Five storeys |
No. of sails | Four sails |
Type of sails | Patent sails |
Windshaft | Cast iron |
Winding | Fantail |
Fantail blades | Eight blades |
No. of pairs of millstones | Three pairs |
Size of millstones | 5 feet (1.52 m), 4 feet 6 inches (1.37 m) and 4 feet 3 inches (1.30 m) |
John Webb’s or Lowe’s Mill is a Grade II* listed[1] tower mill at Thaxted, Essex, England, which had been restored to working order, but is currently out of action following the loss of a sail in April 2010.