Syleham Windmill | |
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Origin | |
Mill name | Syleham Mill |
Mill location | TM 214 777 |
Coordinates | 52°21′09″N 1°15′07″E / 52.35250°N 1.25194°E |
Year built | 1823 |
Information | |
Purpose | Corn mill |
Type | Post mill |
Roundhouse storeys | Two storeys |
No. of sails | Four sails |
Type of sails | Spring sails |
Winding | Fantail |
Fantail blades | Six blades |
No. of pairs of millstones | Two pairs, plus one pair in roundhouse driven by oil engine. |
Year lost | 1987 |
Syleham Windmill was a Grade II listed[1] post mill at Syleham, Suffolk, England which was built in 1730 at Wingfield and moved to Syleham in 1823. It was blown down on 16 October 1987. The remains of the mill survive today, comprising the roundhouse and trestle.