1837
Mill first mapped
Ubbeston post mill was first mapped as a large post mill with a roundhouse.
Site overview
Ubbeston post mill was a large wind-powered post mill with a roundhouse. It was first mapped in 1837 and had four patent sails, a fantail, and two pairs of stones in the head. The post mill was demolished in 1924, and the roundhouse was demolished in 1972.
Lower walling from the roundhouse remains in the garden of the mill house.
Map
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History
Ubbeston post mill stood as a large post mill with a roundhouse in the parish of Ubbeston. It was first mapped in 1837. The mill worked with four patent sails, a fantail, and two pairs of stones in the head, placing it among the larger post mills of the Suffolk countryside.
The post mill body was demolished in 1924. The roundhouse survived longer, standing until its demolition in 1972. After the loss of the roundhouse, the lower walling remained in the garden of the mill house.
The site therefore survives as partial structural remains rather than as a complete mill or complete roundhouse.
Timeline
1924
Post mill demolished
The post mill body at Ubbeston was demolished.
1972
Roundhouse demolished
The roundhouse was demolished, leaving lower walling in the garden of the mill house.
Sources and records
Suffolk Heritage Explorer monument record
Suffolk Mills Group windmills gazetteer
Windmill World site entry
Mills Archive catalogue entry
List of windmills in Suffolk
Suffolk Mills Group windmills gazetteer
Windmill World site entry
Mills Archive catalogue entry
List of windmills in Suffolk