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Roundhouse survived
The Old Mill roundhouse survived after the loss of the post mill body.
Site overview
Worlingworth Old Mill was a post mill on Mill Road. The old mill is dated to the eighteenth century and its roundhouse is described locally as at least 200 years old. The mill was redundant by 1908 and the mill body was demolished in 1942.
The roundhouse survived after the loss of the post mill and remains the principal structure at the Old Mill site.
Map
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No site photograph is currently available. Images will be added as field visits are carried out.
History
Worlingworth Old Mill was one of two post mills on Mill Road. The old mill is dated to the eighteenth century and is associated with a roundhouse that has survived as the key remnant of the site. The mill had ceased working by 1908.
Its post mill body was demolished in 1942, leaving the roundhouse standing. Later accounts distinguish this surviving Old Mill roundhouse from the nearby New Mill, which stood close by and was visible in mid twentieth-century views. The Old Mill site therefore retains the roundhouse of the earlier mill rather than the complete post mill structure.
Timeline
1730
Old Mill dated
Worlingworth Old Mill is dated to the eighteenth century.
1908
Old Mill redundant
The Old Mill had become redundant by this year.
1942
Mill body demolished
The post mill body of the Old Mill was demolished.
Sources and records
Worlingworth Local History Group site entry
Worlingworth Mills local history page
Windmill World site entry
Mills Archive catalogue entry
Suffolk Mills Group windmills gazetteer
Suffolk CAMRA village guide
Worlingworth Mills local history page
Windmill World site entry
Mills Archive catalogue entry
Suffolk Mills Group windmills gazetteer
Suffolk CAMRA village guide