King's Head Mill, Battle
| Battle Windmill | |
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The mill in 2007
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| Origin | |
| Mill name | Kings Head Mill Caldbec Hill Mill |
| Grid reference | TQ 748 166 |
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Operator(s) | Private |
| Year built | 1805 |
| Information | |
| Purpose | Corn mill |
| Type | Smock mill |
| Storeys | Four-storey smock |
| Base storeys | Single-storey base |
| Smock sides | Eight sides |
| Number of sails | Four sails |
| Windshaft | Cast iron |
| Winding | Fantail |
| Fantail blades | Six blades |
| Number of pairs of millstones | Three pairs |
King's Head Mill or Caldbec Hill Mill is a grade II listed[1] smock mill at Battle, Sussex, England which has been converted to residential accommodation.
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History
King's Head Mill was built in 1805, replacing a post mill. The mill was working until the First World War and in 1924 was stripped of its machinery and house converted. The work was done by Neve's, the Heathfield millwrights.[2]
Description
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King's Head Mill is a four-storey smock mill on a single-storey brick base. It has a Kentish-style cap winded by a fantail. When working it had four shuttered sails carried on a cast-iron windshaft, driving three pairs of millstones. The current windshaft is a dummy, added when the mill was converted. The original windshaft is displayed at Polegate windmill.[2]
Millers
- William Neve 1805 - 1839
- Porter 1839 - 1860
- Henry Harmer
- Jenner - WWI
References for above:-[2]
See also
References
External links
- Windmill World Page on Battle Windmill.
Further reading
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