Old Buckenham Windmill is a tower flour mill which stands in the village of
Old Buckenham
Old Buckenham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, approximately south-west of Norwich.
It covers an area of and had a population of 1,294 in 658 households at the 2001 census falling to a population of 1,270 livin ...
, Norfolk, England. It is a
Grade II* listed building
In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Ir ...
, notable for being the largest diameter windmill in the country.
The tower was built in 1818 of brick in five storeys and is 8 meters (26.5 feet) in diameter at the base. The cap was boat shaped and extended to the rear. At 7.3 meters (24 feet) in diameter, it was the largest known cap in the country, requiring five truck wheels and 17 centring wheels to carry the weight. Originally fitted with eight plain sails, it was converted to use four patent sails. There were five pairs of French stones on the second floor but milling at the mill ceased in 1926 and the stones were broken up.
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The mill was originally built for John Burlingham, who was also the miller at a local postmill. During its working life, it was owned by
Jeremiah James Colman, of Colman's Mustard, and later by Prince
Frederick Duleep Singh, who lived in Old Buckenham Hall at the end of the 19th century. It is now the property of the Norfolk Windmills Trust, who are in the process of restoring it to its original condition.
The mill is normally open to the public on the second Sunday of each month from May to September.
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Windmills in Norfolk
Tower mills in the United Kingdom
Grinding mills in the United Kingdom
Windmills completed in 1818
Towers completed in 1818
Windmills
Grade II* listed buildings in Norfolk
Grade II* listed windmills