Pratt's Mill, Crowborough

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Pratt's Mill, Crowborough
Origin
Mill namePratt's Mill
Grid reference TQ 518 311
Coordinates 51°03′32″N0°09′54″E / 51.059°N 0.165°E / 51.059; 0.165 Coordinates: 51°03′32″N0°09′54″E / 51.059°N 0.165°E / 51.059; 0.165
Operator(s)Private
Year built1862
Information
Purpose Corn mill
Type Tower
StoreysFive storeys
No. of sailsFour sails
Type of sails Patent sails
Winding Fantail
No. of pairs of millstonesThree pairs
Year lostTruncated 1927

Pratt's Mill is a tower mill at Crowborough, Sussex, England which has been truncated and converted to residential accommodation.

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History

Pratt's Mill was built between September 1861 and February 1862. [1] The machinery from Calverley Mill, Tunbridge Wells was used in the construction of the mill. On 3 February 1862 the son of the miller was killed when he became entangled in the machinery. The mill was working by wind until 1907 and then by steam until 1922. Frank Brangwyn, RA painted the mill when it was without sails and fantail. The picture appears in an early book on windmills. [2] In 1927 the mill was converted into residential accommodation, being reduced in height to three storeys. [3]

Description

As built, Pratt's Mill was a five-storey brick tower mill clad in peg tiles. It had four Patent sails and the Kentish-style cap was winded by a fantail. All that remains today is the lower three storeys of the tower, with various additions and extensions. [3] Hemming states that the mill may have driven three pairs of millstones. [4]

Millers

References for above:- [3] [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Old Crowborough Windmill". The Weald. Retrieved 2008-05-14.
  2. ↑ Preston, Hayter & Brangwyn, Frank (1923). Windmills. London: The Bodley Head Limited. pp. 109–112.
  3. 1 2 3 Brunnarius, Martin (1979). The Windmills of Sussex. Chichester: Philimore. pp. 130, 196. ISBN   0-85033-345-8.
  4. ↑ Windmills in Sussex, p105-106
  5. ↑ "Crowborough Tower Mill". The Weald. Retrieved 2008-05-14.

Further reading

Hemming, Peter (1936). Windmills in Sussex. London: C W Daniel. Online version

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