—
Roundhouse converted
The two-storey roundhouse survived after the loss of the post mill body and was converted to a house.
Site overview
Kirton Road Mill, also known as Hawes Mill or Black Mill, was a wind-powered corn mill at Trimley St Martin. It was a post mill and may have been moved from Dennington. The mill worked with a two-storey roundhouse and was associated with the Hawes family in the nineteenth century.
It ceased working in 1917, the sails were removed in 1918, and the post mill was subsequently demolished. The two-storey roundhouse survived and was later converted to a house.
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
Kirton Road Mill stood at Trimley St Martin as a wind-powered post corn mill. It was also known as Hawes Mill and Black Mill. The mill may have been moved from Dennington, and nineteenth-century references associate it with Joseph Hawes and John Hawes.
The mill had a two-storey roundhouse and worked with two pairs of stones in the head and tail. It ceased work in 1917 and the sails were removed in 1918. The post mill body was later lost, but the roundhouse survived.
The surviving two-storey base was converted to domestic use, preserving the main visible element of the former windmill site.
Timeline
1807
Post mill in use
Kirton Road Mill was established as a post mill at Trimley St Martin by the early nineteenth century.
1917–1918
Working ended
The mill ceased work in 1917 and its sails were removed in 1918.
Sources and records
Mills Archive mill database entry
Archives Hub Mills Archive catalogue entry
Suffolk Mills Group windmills gazetteer
Windmill World site entry
List of windmills in Suffolk
Archives Hub Mills Archive catalogue entry
Suffolk Mills Group windmills gazetteer
Windmill World site entry
List of windmills in Suffolk