Blackshore Windpump, Reydon, Suffolk

This three storey tower mill was built in 1890 by Robert Martin, a Millwright from Beccles. This is an important landscape feature in the region. It is one of only 2 remaining drainage mills on the Suffolk coastal marshes. The mill actually only worked for about four years before the sails were blown off . It has been restored.

Location

Suffolk Reydon

Period

Victorian (1837 - 1901)

Tags

coast industry landscape drainage water mill victorian (1837 - 1901)