Ixworth, The Old Mill c.1955
Photo ref:
I76011
Photo ref:
I76011
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The watermill was disused in 1955, but it was subsequently restored. The structure is timber-framed with a weatherboard exterior. The cast-iron breast shot waterwheel is inside the building and is dated 1800, with the initials of John Lowe, the miller. The mill house to the right is early 17th-century with later additions and alterations.
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This village has the very first Rural Council Houses in England,- not pictured in your photographs,- but situated in Stow Road. They were built by the Thingoe R.D.C. following a lengthy argument and legal demands by the Ixworth Labourer's Association supported by Sydney Stern, the local M.P who went on to become Lord Wandsworth..
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