Downfield Mill, Soham, Cambridgeshire

Soham #2403

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Downfield Mill: tower mill function:Corn mill - restored 2014/15, now has 4 sails, though it worked on just 2 sails for many years

Opening times - WARNING : may not be up to date

opening times	charges	website	notes
Has opened previously, but current opening plans unknown		No known website providing opening details

Downfield mill, Soham, 8th May 2005

Soham, , 22/6/80
© Trevor Stainwright collection

Soham, , 25/4/82
© Trevor Stainwright collection

Soham, , 17/7/83
© Trevor Stainwright collection

Soham, , 6/88
© Trevor Stainwright collection

Soham, , 1958
© T C Vickers collection

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Entry in Mills Archive database - #2403 - Downfield Mill, Soham (has photos)

Muggeridge Collection photos

537536 - SOHAM, DOWNFIELD MILL. Greenhills. (side) CAMBS.
537537 - SOHAM. DOWNFIELD MILL Greenhills. CAMBS.
537538 - (DOWNFIELD MILL) SOHAM. Cambs. PHOTO BY H. E. S. SIMMONS
537539 - SOHAM DOWNFIELD MILL Greenhills. 3/4-Fr. CAMBS.
537540 - SOHAM. DOWNFIELD MILL Greenhills. Side. CAMBS.
537541 - SOHAM, Downfield Mill. 3/4 Fr. CAMBS.

Downfield Windmill, Soham [2013-05-11] - HD

John M

Downfield Windmill [2004-08-29]

Ajay Tegala

Downfield windmill, Soham [2006-10-02]

Bob Jones

(3) Geograph images are licenced under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike licence

Listed Building, Grade II*: DOWNFIELD WINDMILL (listed 1951-12-01)

Britain Express article: Downfield Windmill, Soham, Cambridgeshire

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Details from the English Windmills Photographic Register by Guy Blythman

Downfield Mill, tower mill

Photos: (1) NMR (a-e) w/o (f) w/o with 2 sails (g) derelict with 2 sails (2) UOM (JRL) (a) w/o with 2 sails, 1936 (3) Wailes (SWF) (a) one pair of stones with stone furniture (4) de Little 2 (a) w/o with 2 sails, 1980s or 90s (5) Wailes (TEW) (a) w/o, with 2 sails on and stock of a second pair in course of fitting; tower of Hardfield mill in background (6) Wailes (WIE) (a) w/o with 4 sails (7) A C Smith (a) derelict with 2 sails, July 1973 (8) 1980s leaflet, "Downfield Windmill Soham Cambridge-shire" (a) w/o with 2 sails (appears early-mid C20) (b) brakewheel and wallower (c) stone floor showing the three pairs of stones (9) Stevens (a) w/o with 2 sails, late C20 (10) UOK (MC) (a-b) w/o with 4 sails, August 1933 (c) w/o with 4 sails, September 1934 (d-e) w/o with 2 sails, June 1954 (f) derelict with 2 sails, August 1958

News item: The youngest windmills in the UK (17/4/12)

News item: Open day for Downfields mill, Soham (5/9/11)

News item: Mills on the English Heritage register of Buildings at Risk (19/7/09)

3d drawings by John Brandwick

Property details at Zoopla