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Websters Mill

Hob Uid: 388619
Location :
Suffolk
Mid Suffolk
Framsden
Grid Ref : TM1918259752
Summary : A disused post mill built in 1760, but was modernised, and roundhouse built, in 1836. It ceased work in 1934 and was restored between 1966 and 1973. Timber framed and weatherboarded buck of 3 floors with a felted roof. 2-storey red brick roundhouse. Winding was by means of a fantail mounted above the steps: the fan carriage has been restored but the fantail is dismantled and stored inside the mill. One pair of patent sails remains.
More information : (TM 19185975) Windmill (NAT). (1)

A large post mill with a two storey roundhouse, is at Framsden.
The post mill was built in 1760; originally, but in 1836 it was
raised and the roundhouse built. The mill ceased work in 1934
and was preserved by enthusiasts from 1966 to 1973. Two of the
four patent sails remain while the fantail is missing and there
are two pairs of stones in the head. (Photos 1973 and 1976). (2-3)

Listed Grade II* (see list for details). (4)

Entry in gazetteer (5).

Recorded by NRIM, photos available. (6)
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Source details : OS 6" 1958
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Source details : DOE (HHR) District of Mid Suffolk, 1987, 21.
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Source details : Recorded by MJ Barnard, 02-Apr-1972, Record No.268466
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Monument Types:
Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Built 1760
Monument End Date : 1760
Monument Start Date : 1760
Monument Type : Windmill, Post Mill
Evidence : Extant Building
Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Altered 1836
Monument End Date : 1836
Monument Start Date : 1836
Monument Type : Post Mill Roundhouse
Evidence : Extant Building
Monument Period Name : 20th Century
Display Date : Ceased work 1934
Monument End Date : 1934
Monument Start Date : 1934
Monument Type : Post Mill
Evidence : Extant Building
Monument Period Name : 20th Century
Display Date : Restored 1966-1973
Monument End Date : 1973
Monument Start Date : 1966
Monument Type : Post Mill
Evidence : Extant Building
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Related Records from other datasets:
External Cross Reference Source : ViewFinder
External Cross Reference Number : W779
External Cross Reference Notes :
External Cross Reference Source : Listed Building List Entry Legacy Uid
External Cross Reference Number : 279659
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External Cross Reference Source : NBR Index Number
External Cross Reference Number : 4844
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External Cross Reference Source : NBR Index Number
External Cross Reference Number : NRI01
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External Cross Reference Source : Unified Designation System UID
External Cross Reference Number : 1352134
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : TM 15 NE 25
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : DESK BASED ASSESSMENT
Start Date : 1960-01-01
End Date : 1975-12-31