Flixton Road Mill, Bungay facts for kids

Quick facts for kids The Tower Mill, Bungay
The converted mill, August 2006
Origin
Mill name	Flixton Road Mill
Mill location	TM 339 890
Coordinates	52°26′55″N 1°26′35″E / 52.44861°N 1.44306°E / 52.44861; 1.44306
Operator(s)	Private
Year built	1830
Information
Purpose	Corn mill
Type	Tower mill
Storeys	Six storeys
No. of sails	Four Sails
Type of sails	Patent sails
Winding	Fantail
Auxiliary power	Engine
No. of pairs of millstones	Three pairs
Year lost	1920s

Flixton Road Mill is a tower mill at Bungay, Suffolk, England which has been truncated and converted to residential accommodation. The structure is a Grade II listed building.

History

Flixton Road Mill was built in 1830. It worked by wind until 1918 when it was struck by lightning. Later, it was truncated by one storey and converted to residential accommodation.

Description

Flixton Road Mill was a six storey tower mill with a boat shaped cap. It had four Patent sails of ten bays and was winded by a fantail. There was a stage at second floor level and the mill drove three pairs of millstones. Auxiliary power was by an engine, with the external drive belt enclosed in a wooden casing.

Millers

• Frederick Robert Burtsal 1868-74

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