We are delighted to be invited to visit Visit Rattlesden Tower Windmill on Sunday 1st September from 2 pm,
We last visited this little tower mill in 1991 and are delighted to be invited by the new owners, Mr & Mrs Osborne, who have joined SMG.
The mill dates from the early 1840s and is a product of the Suffolk millwright John Whitmore, probably his smallest tower mill. After ceasing work in the 1930’s, the uppermost portion of the tower was demolished and the dust floor concreted over to form a roof. One pair of millstones and their drive and a stone crane were removed in 1975 for re-use at Michelham Priory watermill in Sussex. The tower has suffered from water ingress through the concrete roof, and in 2004 Chris Hullcoop fitted a shallow-pitch aluminium roof to protect the interior from further water damage. However, the mill is in a derelict condition so please take great care on the upper floors and adhere to any safety advice on the day.
The mill is about one-mile south-west of the village of Rattlesden, just off the Gedding road, at Grid Ref TL968584. Look for the large converted power mill buildings opposite the tower mill and mill house.