East Wittering Windmill

East Wittering Windmill
The mill in 2005
Origin
Mill name	East Wittering Mill
Mill location	SZ 797 973
Coordinates	50°46′12″N0°52′16″W / 50.770°N 0.871°W / 50.770; -0.871
Operator(s)	Private
Year built	c1810
Information
Purpose	Corn mill
Type	Tower mill
Storeys	Four storeys
No. of sails	Four sails
Type of sails	Two Spring sails and two Common sails
Winding	Fantail
No. of pairs of millstones	Two pairs

East Wittering Windmill is a grade II listed ^[1] tower mill at East Wittering, Sussex, England which is derelict.

History

East Wittering Windmill was first mentioned in 1810. The mill was working by wind until 1895, and the sails were removed in 1896. The cap was blown off in 1931. The derelict tower retained some machinery in 1974, but was burnt out in May 1975, with the windshaft falling within the tower. ^[2]

Description

For an explanation of the various pieces of machinery, see Mill machinery.

East Wittering Windmill is a four-storey cement rendered brick tower mill. It had two Spring sails and two Common sails. The beehive cap was winded by a fantail. The sails were set with the aid of a travelling stage. The mill drove two pairs of underdrift millstones. The derelict tower stands today. ^[2]

Millers

• Robert Woodman 1845
• William Stevens 1855
• T Souch 1866
• R H Sparkes 1870
• E Redman 1887
• Richard Stevens 1887 - 1895

References for above:- ^[2]

References

1. Historic England. "EAST WITTERING WINDMILL, CHURCH ROAD, WEST WITTERING, CHICHESTER, WEST SUSSEX (1026108)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 14 May 2008.
2. Brunnarius, Martin (1979). The Windmills of Sussex. Chichester: Philimore. pp. 131–132, 196. ISBN   0-85033-345-8.

Further reading

Hemming, Peter (1936). Windmills in Sussex. London: C W Daniel. Online version Archived 12 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine