Meeten's Mill, West Chiltington

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West Chiltington Windmill
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The mill in 2006
Meeten's Mill, West Chiltington
Origin
Mill nameMeeten's Mill
Mill location TQ 085 181
Coordinates 50°57′07″N0°27′25″W / 50.952°N 0.457°W / 50.952; -0.457 Coordinates: 50°57′07″N0°27′25″W / 50.952°N 0.457°W / 50.952; -0.457
Operator(s)Private
Year built1838
Information
Purpose Corn mill
Type Smock mill
StoreysTwo-storey smock
Base storeysTwo-storey base
Smock sidesEight sides
No. of sailsFour
Type of sails Spring sails
Winding Fantail
No. of pairs of millstonesThree pairs

Meeten's Mill is a grade II listed [1] smock mill at West Chiltington, Sussex, England, which has been converted to residential use.

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History

Meeten's Mill was originally built at Monkmead, and moved to West Chiltington in 1838. The mill first appeared on the West Chiltington tithe map of 1840. [2] The mill was refitted by William Cooper, [3] the Henfield millwright in 1865. It was working until 1922, when it was stripped of machinery and house converted. The millstones went to a watermill at Coolham. [2]

Description

Rock Mill is a two-storey smock mill on a two-storey stone base, with a stage at first-floor level. She had four Spring sails. The cap is in the Kentish style, winded by a fantail. The mill drove three pairs of millstones. The mill only has two sails and the fantail is missing. Various extensions have been made to the smock tower. [2]

Millers

References for above: [2]

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References

  1. Historic England. "WEST CHILTINGTON WINDMILL, MILL ROAD, WEST CHILTINGTON, HORSHAM, WEST SUSSEX (1182399)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 2008-05-12.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Brunnarius, Martin (1979). The Windmills of Sussex. Chichester: Philimore. pp. 71–72, 190. ISBN   0-85033-345-8.
  3. "William Cooper". Henfield History Group. Retrieved 2008-05-12.

Further reading

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