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Tutelina Mill, Great Welnetham

Coordinates: 52°12′15″N 0°44′57″E / 52.20417°N 0.74917°E / 52.20417; 0.74917
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Great Welnetham Mill
Tutelina Mill
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Origin
Mill nameTutelina Mill
Mill locationTL 878 598
Coordinates52°12′15″N 0°44′57″E / 52.20417°N 0.74917°E / 52.20417; 0.74917
Operator(s)Private
Year built1865
Information
PurposeCorn mill
TypeTower mill
StoreysFour storeys
No. of sailsFour Sails
Type of sailsPatent sails
WindingFantail
Auxiliary powerCrossley oil engine
No. of pairs of millstonesTwo pairs

Tutelina Mill, also known as Clarke's Mill, is a Grade II listed[1] tower mill at Great Welnetham, Suffolk, England which has been conserved.

History

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Tutelina Mill was built in 1865 and shares its name with a Roman harvest goddess (now usually known as Tutilina). A steam mill was erected nearby. The windmill worked by wind until 1910.[2] The sails were removed in 1916,[3] and the mill was worked by a Crossley[1] engine until the mid-1960s.[2]

Description

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Tutelina Mill is a small four storey tower mill. The tower is 28 feet 6 inches (8.69 m) to the curb.[4] It had a domed cap, winded by a fantail. The four Patent sails drove two pairs of millstones.[2] The wallower is cast iron with wooden teeth, carried on a cast iron upright shaft. The great spur wheel is also cast iron with wooden teeth.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Historic England. "TUTELINA MILL, STANNINGFIELD ROAD, GREAT WHELNETHAM, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK (1230110)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 26 May 2009.
  2. ^ a b c Dolman, Peter (1978). Windmills in Suffolk. Ipswich: Suffolk Mills Group. p. 41. ISBN 0-9506447-0-6.
  3. ^ Regan, Dean (1997). Windmills of Suffolk. Suffolk: Dean Regan. p. 56. ISBN 0-9531562-0-6.
  4. ^ Flint, Brian (1979). Suffolk Windmills. Woodbridge: Boydell. p. 31. ISBN 0-85115-112-4.
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