[2] In the winter of 1922, Aldringham Mill was dismantled by Messrs Whitmore's, millwrights of Wickham Market.

Millwright Ted Friend, of Whitmore's was called in and soon restored the mill to normal with deft use of a sledge hammer.

[3] In 1972, the fantail was blown off in a storm[2] and in September 1973 the mill was damaged by a fire on the heath where it stands.

In 1975, Suffolk Coastal District Council, Thorpeness Estate and the Countryside Commission granted money to enable the mill to be restored.

The mill was restored in 1977 and subsequently purchased from the Thorpeness Estate by Suffolk County Council.