1341
Medieval mills at Grundisburgh
Two mills were associated with Grundisburgh in 1341.
Site overview
Grundisburgh post mill was a wind-powered corn post mill at TM 224 505. Two mills are associated with Grundisburgh in the medieval period, and the later post mill at this site is associated with 1807. It was demolished around 1934.
No later working use has been established.
Map
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No site photograph is currently available. Images will be added as field visits are carried out.
History
Grundisburgh post mill stood at TM 224 505 as a wind-powered corn post mill. Grundisburgh had earlier milling associations, with two mills identified in the fourteenth century, but the later post mill at this site is associated with 1807. It remained a post-mill site into the twentieth century and was demolished around 1934.
Details of the machinery, ownership, and final working date remain uncertain.
Timeline
1807
Post mill present
The later Grundisburgh post mill was associated with 1807.
1934
Mill demolished
The post mill was demolished around 1934.
Sources and records
Mills Archive mill index: Post mill, Grundisburgh
Suffolk Mills Group windmills list
List of windmills in Suffolk
Suffolk Mills Group windmills list
List of windmills in Suffolk