Thorpeness Windmill

Thorpeness Mill
Thorpeness Mill
Origin
Mill nameThorpeness Mill
Mill locationTM 468 598
Coordinates52°10′53″N 1°36′32″E / 52.1815°N 1.6089°E / 52.1815; 1.6089
Operator(s)Private
Year built1923
Information
PurposePumping water
TypeHollow Post mill
Roundhouse storeysOne storey
No. of sailsFour Sails
Type of sailsPatent sails
WindshaftCast iron
WindingFantail
Fantail bladesSix blades
Type of pumpThree throw pump

Thorpeness Windmill is a Grade II listed post mill at Thorpeness, Suffolk, England which was built in 1803 at Aldringham and moved to Thorpeness in 1923. Originally built as a corn mill, it was converted to a water pumping mill when it was moved to Thorpeness. It pumped water to the House in the Clouds.