Building record 2646/4/1 - Windmill Tower c.130m E of Tansor Court

Windmill tower approximately 130 metres east of Tansor Court. A tower mill, for cereal milling, built in the mid 18th century of limestone and bricks, partly rendered.

{1} Post medieval windmill; the standing building is now disused.

{2} Windmill, now disused. Probably mid C18th and C19th. Squared coursed limestone and brick, part rendered. Circular battered tower. 4 stages. Doorway under wood lintel at ground floor and casement openings to alternate faces of each stage. C20 castellated parapet. Interior is an open shell. Shown in early photographs with a revolving cap. Worked during C19 in co-operation with Sawfords Bakery in Tansor.

{5} Undated photo;

<1> Historic England, Undated, National Record of Industrial Monuments (NRIM): Index Cards, Recorded by HT White, Jun-1968, Record No.308402 (Archive). SNN113469.

<2> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 6/137 (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<3> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), G10 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN41470.

<4> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1984, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.150 (unchecked) (Series). SNN77384.

<5> Photographs of buildings in Tansor (Photographs). SNN113271.

<6> Historic England, Undated, CORN MILL, FOTHERINGAY ROAD, TANSOR, BF002896 (Archive). SNN116019.

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Feb 8 2024 11:24AM