| Alfriston Mill | |
|---|---|
 Alfriston Mill c1905 | |
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| Origin | |
| Mill name | Alfriston Mill |
| Mill location | TQ 518 027 |
| Coordinates | 50°48′14″N 0°09′11″E / 50.804°N 0.153°E |
| Operator(s) | Private |
| Year built | 1834 |
| Information | |
| Purpose | Corn mill |
| Type | Tower mill |
| Storeys | Three storeys |
| No. of sails | Four sails |
| Type of sails | Spring sails |
| Winding | Fantail |
| Fantail blades | Six blades |
| No. of pairs of millstones | Two pairs |
Alfriston Windmill is a tower mill at Alfriston, Sussex, England which has been converted to residential accommodation.
History
Alfriston Windmill was built in 1834. The mill was working until 1905 when a sail was damaged by a cow. The mill worked for another two years on two sails. In 1908, the mill was stripped of machinery, and had been converted into a house by 1910.[1]
Description
Alfriston Windmill is a three-storey brick tower mill. It had four Spring sails and the beehive cap was winded by a fantail. The mill drove two pairs of underdrift millstones. All that remains today is the tower, with various additions and extensions.[1]
Millers
- Richard Saxby, 1834[1]
- Daniel Sudbury, 1845[1]
- William Shoesmith, 1855 - 1866[1]
- Thomas Harvey, 1866 - 1874[1]
- Thomas Fennell, 1881[1]
- George Hewitt, 1907[1]
References
Further reading
- Hemming, Peter (1936). Windmills in Sussex. London: C W Daniel. Online version Archived 12 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine
This page was last edited on 16 August 2023, at 08:25