| Angmering Windmill | |
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The mill in 2005 |
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| Origin | |
| Mill name | Highdown New Mill Ecclesden Mill |
| Mill location | TQ 082 044 50°49′44″N 0°27′54″W / 50.829°N 0.465°W |
| Operator(s) | Private |
| Year built | 1826 |
| Information | |
| Purpose | Corn mill |
| Type | Tower mill |
| Storeys | Four storeys |
| Number of sails | Four sails |
| Type of sails | Patent sails |
| Winding | Fantail |
| Number of millstone pairs | Two pairs |
Highdown New Mill or Ecclesden Mill is a tower mill at Angmering, Sussex, England which has been converted to residential accommodation.
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History
Highdown New Mill was built in 1826. The mill was working until 1872. In 1880, the cap and sails were blown off. By the 1930s the mill was an ivy clad ruin. It was converted into a house in the early 1970s.[1] The tower has recently been clad in wooden shingles.[2]
Description
Highdown New Mill is a four storey brick tower mill. It had four Patent sails and the beehive cap was winded by a fantail. The mill drove two pairs of millstones. All that remains today is the tower, with various additions and extensions.[1]
Millers
- Henry Grant 1826 - 1872
References for above:-[1]
References
- ^ a b c Brunnarius, Martin (1979). The Windmills of Sussex. Chichester: Philimore. pp. p129–130, 196. ISBN 0 85033 345 8.
- ^ "Windmills of Angmering". Angmering village. http://www.vaugrat.demon.co.uk/Angvil/history/windmills.htm. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
Further reading
Hemming, Peter (1936). Windmills in Sussex. London: C W Daniel. Online version
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