Cockfield Mill is a tower mill at Cockfield, Suffolk, England which has been converted to residential accommodation.

History

Cockfield Mill was erected in 1891 by Brewer & Sillitoe, the Long Melford millwrights. It replaced Pepper Mill, an earlier tower mill on the site. It ceased work in 1900. The cap was removed c1918 and the mill was used for many years as a store. The empty tower has been converted to residential accommodation.

Cockfield Windmill

Description

Cockfield Mill is a four storey tower mill. It had a domed cap winded by a fantail. The four Patent sails drove two pairs of millstones.

Cockfield Windmill

References

External links

Windmill World webpage on Cockfield Mill.

Cockfield Windmill

Windmills in Suffolk

Tower mills in the United Kingdom

Windmills completed in 1891

Grinding mills in the United Kingdom

Cockfield, Suffolk