Somerley Mill is a grade II listed[1] smock mill at Earnley, Sussex, England, which is under restoration.
Earnley Windmill | |
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Origin | |
Mill name | Somerley Mill |
Mill location | SZ 817 983 |
Coordinates | 50°46′44″N 0°50′35″W / 50.779°N 0.843°W |
Operator(s) | Private |
Year built | c1803 |
Information | |
Purpose | Corn mill |
Type | Smock mill |
Storeys | Three-storey smock |
Base storeys | Single-storey base |
Smock sides | Eight sides |
No. of sails | Four sails |
Type of sails | Two Spring sails and two Common sails |
Winding | Fantail |
Auxiliary power | Engine |
No. of pairs of millstones | Two pairs, a third pair driven by engine |
History
editSomerley Mill, was first mentioned in 1803. It was raised in 1827, with a brick base being built under the mill. It was working until 1942.[2] Currently, only the tower stands, the cap having been removed and a temporary roof placed over the top of the smock.
Description
editSomerley Mill is a three-storey smock mill on a single-storey brick base. It had a Beehive cap and was winded by a fantail. When working it had two Common sails and two Spring sails. The mill drove two pairs of overdrift millstones, with a third pair worked by engine.[2]
Millers
edit- Ellis - 1942
References for above:-[2]
References
edit- ^ Historic England. "EARNLEY WINDMILL, BELL LANE, EARNLEY, CHICHESTER, WEST SUSSEX (1278187)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 May 2008.
- ^ a b c Brunnarius, Martin (1979). The Windmills of Sussex. Chichester: Philimore. pp. 59–60, 190. ISBN 0-85033-345-8.
External links
edit- Windmill World Page on Earnley Windmill.
Hemming, Peter (1936). Windmills in Sussex. London: C W Daniel. Online version
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