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Roundhouse converted
The surviving post-mill roundhouse was converted to residential use and doubled in height.
Site overview
Darsham post mill is a former wind-powered corn mill site at Darsham, Suffolk. The surviving structure is the post-mill roundhouse, which has been converted to residential use and doubled in height during conversion. The wider Darsham windmill record includes a post mill moved within Darsham in 1801 and another post mill demolished in 1937.
The surviving roundhouse represents the physical remnant of the post-mill site rather than a complete mill. Details of the mill's machinery, final working date, and closure sequence are limited, but the site is clearly documented as a surviving converted post-mill roundhouse.
Map
Map markers and directions links are provided for location reference only and do not indicate public access or permission to enter a site.
No site photograph is currently available. Images will be added as field visits are carried out.
History
Darsham had more than one post-mill site. One Darsham post mill was moved within Darsham in 1801, while another post mill was later demolished in 1937. The surviving structure at this site is the roundhouse of a former post mill.
It has been converted to a house and was doubled in height as part of that conversion. The post-mill body and working machinery no longer survive at the site. The available evidence does not establish a full miller sequence, sail arrangement, or final working date, but the surviving converted roundhouse preserves the footprint and base structure of the former windmill.
It remains a documented survival of Darsham's wind-powered milling history.
Timeline
1801
Post mill moved within Darsham
A Darsham post mill was moved within the parish in 1801.
1937
Post mill demolished
A Darsham post mill was demolished in 1937.
Sources and records
Windmill World entry: Darsham post mill
Suffolk Mills Group index of Suffolk windmills
Wikipedia list article: List of windmills in Suffolk
Windmill Photographic Register references for Suffolk post-mill remains
Suffolk Mills Group index of Suffolk windmills
Wikipedia list article: List of windmills in Suffolk
Windmill Photographic Register references for Suffolk post-mill remains