 On the death of <unk> Vincent in 1932 , his son George inherited the property . He lived at the site in an old <unk> until his death in 1973 . The mill passed to his daughter , who sold it in 1974 to Mr and Mrs <unk> , who intended to convert it into a house . They later changed their minds and offered it for sale for restoration . In 1976 , the cap of the mill was blown to pieces in a gale . <unk> <unk> was purchased by five members of the Suffolk Mills Group in November 1979 , and plans for restoration were made . The consortium consisted of Mark <unk> , Charles <unk> , Peter <unk> , David <unk> and Chris <unk> . The <unk> mill and an acre of land cost £ 6 @,@ 000 . 
