Mill name Fort Green Mill Operator(s) Private Purpose Corn mill Opened 1824 | Mill location TM 464 559 Year built 1824 | |
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Similar Caston Windmill, Bragg's Mill - Ashdon, Starston Windpump, Thrigby Windmill, Chalton Windmill | ||
Fort Green Mill is a tower mill at Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England which has been converted to residential accommodation.
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History
Fort Green Mill was built in 1824. It was converted into a house in 1902.
Description
Fort Green Mill is a four storey tower mill. It had four patent sails and the domed cap was winded by a fantail. It had two pairs of millstones. A photograph of the working mill (above) shows that the sails were double patents carried on a cast iron windshaft and the fantail had six blades.
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Fort Green Mill, Aldeburgh Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA