Museums · East of England
Woodbridge Tide Mill Museum
Woodbridge Tide Mill Museum — tide mill and museum in Woodbridge, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Woodbridge · 0.2 km
- Paid entry
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Woodbridge Tide Mill Museum is a museum in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: Grade I listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "tide mill and museum in Woodbridge, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 52.0901°, 1.3209°.
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Heritage listing
Woodbridge Tide Mill in Woodbridge, Suffolk, England is a rare example of a tide mill whose water wheel still turns and is capable of grinding a wholemeal flour. The mill is a Grade I listed building. It is a three-storey building constructed from wood; externally it is clad in white Suffolk boarding and has a Gambrel roof. Its machinery reflects the skills and achievements of the early Industrial Revolution. It has been preserved and is open to the public.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Deben Estuary SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Suffolk Coast & Heaths
- Ramsar wetland: Deben Estuary
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Woodbridge Tide Mill in Woodbridge, Suffolk, England is a rare example of a tide mill whose water wheel still turns and is capable of grinding a wholemeal flour. The mill is a Grade I listed building. It is a three-storey building constructed from wood; externally it is clad in white Suffolk boarding and has a Gambrel roof. Its machinery reflects the skills and achievements of the early Industrial Revolution. It has been preserved and is open to the public. The reservoir constructed for demonstration purposes is roughly half an acre in extent, the original 7-acre (28,000 m2) one is now a marina.
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Background
History
The first recording of a tide mill on this site was a medieval mill in 1170; it is unknown how many mills have stood here, but probably three. The mill, which was operated by the local Augustinian priory in the Middle Ages, was acquired by Henry VIII during the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1536. It is possible that the Augustinians rebuilt the mill shortly before the dissolution. This mill and the former Woodbridge Priory was granted to Thomas Seckford by Elizabeth I. That mill passed through the hands of various private owners until it was rebuilt in the seventeenth century. This is the mill preserved today. By the outbreak of World War II the mill was one of only a handful still…
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- Coordinates
- 52.0901, 1.3209
- County
- Suffolk
- District
- East Suffolk
- Parish
- Woodbridge
- Postcode
- IP12 1BY
- Parliamentary constituency
- Suffolk Coastal
- Nearest railway station
- Woodbridge — 0.2 km
- Opening
- Mo-Su 11:00-17:00
- Official site
- woodbridgetidemill.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q8032425 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Woodbridge Tide Mill (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Woodbridge Tide Mill (1).jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Woodbridge Tide Mill Museum?
- Woodbridge Tide Mill Museum is in Suffolk, East of England, United Kingdom (postcode IP12 1BY), in the parish of Woodbridge.
- Is Woodbridge Tide Mill Museum a listed building?
- Woodbridge Tide Mill Museum is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.
- Is Woodbridge Tide Mill Museum a protected site?
- Yes — Woodbridge Tide Mill Museum is part of the Deben Estuary SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Suffolk Coast & Heaths National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Woodbridge Tide Mill Museum?
- The nearest railway station is Woodbridge, about 0.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode IP12 1BY.