Goldfield Mill, Tring

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Goldfield Mill, Tring
Origin
Mill nameGoldfield Mill
Grover's Mill
Mill location SP 915 117
Coordinates 51°47′49″N0°40′30″W / 51.79694°N 0.67500°W / 51.79694; -0.67500
Operator(s)Private
Year builtc1839
Information
Purpose Corn mill
Type Tower mill
StoreysFour storeys
No. of sailsFour sails
Type of sails Double Patent sails
Winding Fantail
Auxiliary power Steam engine

Goldfield Mill or Grover's Mill is a Grade II listed [1] tower mill at Tring, Hertfordshire, England which has been converted to residential accommodation.

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History

Goldfield Mill was first mentioned in Pigot's Directory of 1839 when James Grover was the miller. The mill remained in the Grover family until 1880. In 1898, a 6 horsepower (4.5 kW) steam engine was installed as auxiliary power. During Thomas Liddington's tenure of the mill, miller Henry Liddington was fined £10 for taking an excessive toll of flour. Goldfield Mill was working by wind until 1908, when miller James Wright left to assume the tenancy of Pitstone Windmill. [2] The mill worked by steam until the 1920s [1] The mill was converted to residential accommodation in 1973. [2]

Description

Goldfield Mill is a four-storey tower mill. It had a pepperpot cap winded by a fantail. There were four Double Patent sails. [2] The upright shaft and cast iron great spur wheel survive. [1]

Millers

Reference for above:- [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Historic England. "THE BARN AND WINDMILL, 4 ICKNIELD WAY (south side), TRING, DACORUM, HERTFORDSHIRE (1342204)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 11 June 2009.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Moore, Cyril (1999). Hertfordshire Windmills and Windmillers. Sawbridgeworth: Windsup Publishing. pp. 99–100. ISBN   0-9533861-0-4.
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