Ramsey Windmill |
| Hob Uid: 498172 | |
Location :
Essex
Tendring
Ramsey and Parkeston
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| Grid Ref : TM2092130408 |
| Summary : A post mill built in 1842. The roundhouse is of red brick, the rest timber framed and weatherboarded. It ceased to work in 1939. In 1937 it was sold to R.M. Scott of Ipswich, and it last worked in 1939. By 1974 it was derelict, with all the maintimbers broken, on the verge of collapse. Repairs were effected by volunteers from the Suffolk Mills Group and the owner, Michael Organ. No attempt was made to correct deflections and distortions, but an ingenious system of steel girders, tie rods and brackets was inserted to prevent further movement. Much timberwork was replaced, and all the cladding. |
More information : A post mill built in 1842. The roundhouse is of red brick, the rest timber framed and weatherboarded. It ceased to work in 1939. In 1937 it was sold to R.M. Scott of Ipswich, and it last worked in 1939. By 1974 it was derelict, with all the main
timbers broken, on the verge of collapse. Repairs were effected by volunteers from the Suffolk Mills Group and the owner, Michael Organ. No attempt was made to correct deflections and distortions, but an ingenious system of steel girders, tie rods and brackets was inserted to prevent further movement. Much timberwork was replaced, and all the cladding. Listed. (1,2)
Recorded by NRIM. Photographed. (3) |