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Saxstead Green Postmill

Saxstead Green mill is a 3 storey post mill in the care of English Heritage.
It dates from at least 1796; after tailwind damage c1853 the roundhouse was raised (3rd time) and modernised with cast iron machinery (brake wheel is oak) by Whitmore and Binyon in 1854. The raising was to accommodate two extra engine driven stones as well as other machines like flour dressers. The engine was at first steam but later oil. The mill ceased working commercially on the death of the last miller in 1947.
The site has been conserved, the patent sails still turn but the stone nuts are not connected to the spur wheel.
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by Ashley Dace

Created: Wed, 4 May 2011, Updated: Wed, 4 May 2011


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TM2564 : Saxtead Green Post Mill by Chris Allen
TM2564 : Saxstead Green Postmill - Tentering Beam by Ashley Dace
TM2564 : Saxtead Green Post Mill by Ashley Dace
TM2564 : Saxstead Green Postmill - Stones by Ashley Dace
TM2564 : Saxtead Green Post Mill by Ashley Dace
TM2564 : Saxstead Green Postmill - Steam/Oil Mill by Ashley Dace
TM2564 : Saxtead Green Windmill by Sandy Gerrard
TM2564 : Saxtead Green Postmill by Ashley Dace
TM2564 : Saxstead Green Postmill - Steam/Oil Mill by Ashley Dace
TM2564 : Inside Saxtead Green Post Mill by Ashley Dace
TM2564 : The Two Stones by Ashley Dace
TM2564 : Saxstead Green Postmill by Ashley Dace
TM2564 : Saxtead Green Post Mill by Ashley Dace
TM2564 : Saxstead Green Postmill by Ashley Dace
TM2564 : Saxstead Green Postmill - Governor by Ashley Dace
TM2564 : Saxtead Green Postmill by Ashley Dace
TM2564 : Saxstead Green Postmill - Steam/Oil Mill by Ashley Dace
TM2564 : Saxtead Green Post Mill by Ashley Dace
TM2564 : Saxstead Green Postmill by Ashley Dace
TM2564 : Saxstead Green Postmill - External Drive by Ashley Dace
TM2564 : Saxtead Green Post Mill by Ashley Dace
TM2564 : Saxstead Green Postmill by Ashley Dace
TM2564 : Saxtead Green Windmill by Chris Allen
TM2564 : Saxstead Green Postmill - Brake Wheel by Ashley Dace


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