East Wittering Windmill

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East Wittering Windmill
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The mill in 2005
East Wittering Windmill
Origin
Mill nameEast 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 builtc1810
Information
Purpose Corn mill
Type Tower mill
StoreysFour storeys
No. of sailsFour sails
Type of sails Two Spring sails and two Common sails
Winding Fantail
No. of pairs of millstonesTwo pairs

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

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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

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

References for above:- [2]

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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. 1 2 3 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