Miller at Anchor Steam Mills, Kirkley

[windy_miller]

Yes.  It appears that Grayston was an employee of Mr. Abraham Hopkin (who was seriously injury in a milling accident).

Hopkin died a year later from his injuries.

Windy

[windy_miller]

Oops, my mistake Hopkin died in 1889 (from his injuries received at the mill).

[hanes teulu]

Kelly's Directory of Suffolk 1912

Parker and Godfrey, Anchor steam roller flour mills, St Leonard's Road & corn and flour dealer, 214 London Road south & 92 Tonning Street.

 

[windy_miller]

Thanks again Hanes.

May need to book a visit to Lowestoft RO (if it is still operating), to hone in on build and demolision dates for the building.

Last time I was there I found out they only open on Thursdays (sometime); not very good for those of us still in work.

Windy

[hanes teulu]

Whilst foolishly tilting at Kirkley windmills I googled "windmill kirkley" and it returned a picture of "South mill' Kirkley. Bridge over railway now Mill Road".
Out of interest, any idea what this would have been?

[windy_miller]

Glad to see my fasincation with mills is spreading.

There were atleast three windmills in Kirkley (or very close-by).  All were flour mills.

An old, long gone mill, often called "old Mill, Kirkley".  I think she stood longer than needed for milling as she help mariners navigate the sand banks in the area.

A tall tower mill owned by Mr. Cleveland stood at Horn Hill, now under the roads, car-parks and retail-park there.

And Foxe's Mill (the most southerly of the Kirkley windmills, which is now under something called the "Kirkley Care Campus" near the junction of Clifton Roade & London Road South.

Windy

[hanes teulu]

Thanks.
From the photo I thought it might have been the mill on the 1882 map (post #2) at Colville Road, which had disappeared by 1904. But checking the photo again, distance wise it's more likely to be  Horn Hill.