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when the mill was dismantled. It served for many years as a dovecote. It is the only such example of a reused windmill buck remaining in the country. The building was derelict by the late 1970s but was restored in 1995, and moved to a new position on the farm, converted to a craft workshop. The buck
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Alder Carr Farm is open every day 9:00 to 17:00 except Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day. The mill building is currently home to Halfpenny Home Haberdashery and all areas are open to the public Tuesday to Saturday from 10:00 to 16:00 and after Easter also on Sundays from 10:00 to 16:00.
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Creeting St Mary Windmill was a post mill with four
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TM 091 553
52°09′22″N 1°03′28″E / 52.15611°N 1.05778°E / 52.15611; 1.05778
Corn mill
Post mill
Patent Sails
Grade II listed
dovecote
Creeting St Mary
Suffolk
post mill
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TM 095 558
The Old Hall
tower mill
Kersey
Mill machinery


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"DOVECOTE AT HOUGHTON PARK FARMHOUSE, ST MARYS ROAD, CREETING ST MARY, MID SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK (1182292)"
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