Alfriston Windmill
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Alfriston Mill c1905
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| Origin | |
| Mill name | Alfriston Mill |
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| Operator(s) | Private |
| Year built | 1834 |
| Information | |
| Purpose | Corn mill |
| Type | Tower mill |
| Storeys | Three storeys |
| Number of sails | Four sails |
| Type of sails | Spring sails |
| Winding | Fantail |
| Fantail blades | Six blades |
| Number of pairs of millstones | Two pairs |
Alfriston Windmill is a tower mill at Alfriston, Sussex, England which has been converted to residential accommodation.
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
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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]
Millers
- Richard Saxby 1834
- Daniel Sudbury 1845
- William Shoesmith 1855 - 1866
- Thomas Harvey 1866 - 1874
- Thomas Fennell 1881
- George Hewitt - 1907
References for above:-[1]
See also
References
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