Blackshore Windpump

Blackshore Windpump is a disused drainage windmill built around 1890 by Robert Martin of Beccles. The structure features a slender red brick tower that stands just over 8 meters high, complete with its original curb and cap frame, although the cap roof, sails, and fantail are missing. The machinery inside is made of cast iron and is mostly intact, except for the plunger pump, which was operated by a 3-throw crankshaft. This setup is similar to that of the East Bridge mill, which is now housed at the Museum of East Anglian Life in Stowmarket. The windpump is an important feature in the landscape and is one of only two remaining drainage mills on the Suffolk coastal marshes, the other being located at Walberswick.