Alfriston Windmill

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Alfriston Mill
Alfriston 1911.jpg
Alfriston Mill c1905
Alfriston Windmill
Origin
Mill nameAlfriston Mill
Mill location TQ 518 027
Coordinates 50°48′14″N0°09′11″E / 50.804°N 0.153°E / 50.804; 0.153 Coordinates: 50°48′14″N0°09′11″E / 50.804°N 0.153°E / 50.804; 0.153
Operator(s)Private
Year built1834
Information
Purpose Corn mill
Type Tower mill
StoreysThree storeys
No. of sailsFour sails
Type of sails Spring sails
Winding Fantail
Fantail bladesSix blades
No. of pairs of millstonesTwo pairs

Alfriston Windmill is a tower mill at Alfriston, Sussex, England which has been converted to residential accommodation.

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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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Brunnarius, Martin (1979). The Windmills of Sussex. Chichester: Philimore. pp. 128–129, 196. ISBN   0-85033-345-8.

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