1775
Post mill established
Girling's Mill at Sweffling was in existence by 1775.
Site overview
Girling's Mill was a post mill at Sweffling, near Saxmundham. It stood at grid reference TM 348 639 and was in existence by 1775. The mill was photographed in 1933 and was demolished in September 1935.
Its roundhouse remained after the loss of the mill body and was still identifiable in 1972.
Map
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No site photograph is currently available. Images will be added as field visits are carried out.
History
Girling's Mill was one of several post mills at Sweffling. It stood west of the road at TM 348 639 and was in existence by 1775. The mill was a post windmill with a roundhouse and was photographed in June 1933, shortly before its demolition.
The windmill body was removed in September 1935. The roundhouse remained as the principal surviving element of the site, and it was photographed in 1972. The later history of the internal machinery has not been established.
Timeline
1933
Mill photographed before demolition
The post mill and roundhouse were standing on 25 June 1933.
1935
Mill demolished
Girling's Mill was demolished in September 1935.
1972
Roundhouse remained
The roundhouse remained identifiable in 1972.
Sources and records
Suffolk Mills Group windmill gazetteer
Mills Archive catalogue entry: Roundhouse, Girling's Mill, Swefling
Mills Archive image entry: Girling's Mill, Sweffling
University of Kent archive record for Girling's Mill
List of windmills in Suffolk
Mills Archive catalogue entry: Roundhouse, Girling's Mill, Swefling
Mills Archive image entry: Girling's Mill, Sweffling
University of Kent archive record for Girling's Mill
List of windmills in Suffolk