—
Patent sails and stones
The mill had four patent sails, two pairs of stones in the head, and a fantail.
Site overview
Snape Post Mill was a small post mill with a roundhouse, built in 1668. It had four patent sails, two pairs of stones in the head, and a fantail. The mill was demolished in July 1933, and the roundhouse was later converted into a house in the late 1930s by Benjamin Britten.
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
Snape Post Mill was built in 1668 as a small post mill with a roundhouse. It was fitted with four patent sails, two pairs of stones in the head, and a fantail. The mill was shown on nineteenth-century Ordnance Survey mapping.
It was demolished in July 1933, ending its working windmill form. The roundhouse survived after the demolition of the mill body and was subsequently converted into a house in the late 1930s by Benjamin Britten.
Timeline
1668
Post mill built
The small post mill at Snape was built in 1668.
1930–1939
Roundhouse converted
The roundhouse was converted into a house in the late 1930s by Benjamin Britten.
1933
Mill demolished
The post mill was demolished in July 1933.
Sources and records
Suffolk Heritage Explorer monument record: SNP 033, The Old Mill
Windmill World entry: Snape post mill
Guy Blythman Windmill Photographic Register: Snape, Hudson's Mill
Windmill World entry: Snape post mill
Guy Blythman Windmill Photographic Register: Snape, Hudson's Mill