Killick's Mill, Meopham
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| Killick's Mill, Meopham | |
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| Origin Information | |
| Mill Location : | TQ 639 653 |
| Operator(s) : | Kent County Council |
| Year Built : | 1801 |
| Windmill Information | |
| Purpose : | Corn mill |
| Type : | Smock mill |
| Storeys : | Three storey smock |
| Base Storeys : | Two storey base |
| Smock Sides : | Six sided |
| Number of Sails : | Four |
| Type of Sails : | Double Patent sails |
| Windshaft : | Cast iron |
| Winding : | Fantail |
| Fantail Blades : | Six blades |
| Auxiliary Power : | Oil engine |
| Number of Millstone Pairs : | Four pairs |
Killick's Mill is a Grade II* listed[1] Smock mill in Meopham, Kent, England that was built in 1801 and which has been restored.
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[edit] History
Killick's mill was built in 1801 by three brothers named Killick from Strood.[2] Unusually, the mill is hexagonal is plan. Most smock mills are octagonal in plan.[3] The mill was run by the Killick family until 1889 when it was sold to the Norton family.[2] The mill last worked by wind in 1929, and then by oil engine and electric motor until the 1965.[4] The mill was acquired by Kent County Council in 1960 and restored by E Hole and Sons, the Burgess Hill millwrights at a cost of £4,375.[5]
[edit] Description
Killick's Mill is a three storey smock mill on a two storey single storey brick base. There is a stage at first floor level. It has four double patent sails carried on a cast iron windshaft. The sails are 27 feet (8.23 m) long.[5] The mill is winded by a fantail.[2] The wooden Brake Wheel is 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 m) diameter. The Wallower and Great Spur Wheel are of cast iron.[3] When the mill was built, it had two pairs of millstones. Later a third and then a fourth pair were added. One of the added pair of stones came from Richardson's mill, Boughton under Blean, as did the 15 horsepower (11 kW) auxiliary oil engine.[2] The stones are driven overdrift.[3] At one time, the mill generated its own electricity to power electric lights within the mill.[2]
[edit] Millers
- James Killick 1801 - 1823
- Sukey Killick 1823 -
- James Killick 1852 - 1889
- Richard Killick 1882 - 1889
- Thomas Killick 1882 - 1889
- John Norton 1889 -
- William Norton 1889 -
- Leslie Norton
- J & W Norton 1895 - 1950s
- J & W Norton (Meopham) Ltd. 1950s - 1965
References for above:-[2][3][5][6][7]
[edit] References
- ^ MEOPHAM WINDMILL, WROTHAM ROAD (west side), MEOPHAM, GRAVESHAM, KENT. English Heritage. Retrieved on 2008-04-17.
- ^ a b c d e f Coles Finch, William (1933). Watermills and Windmills. London: C W Daniel Company, p243-44.
- ^ a b c d West, Jenny (1973). The Windmills of Kent. London: Charles Skilton Ltd., p57-59. SBN 284-98534-1.
- ^ Meopham Windmill. Meopham Parish Council. Retrieved on 2008-04-17.
- ^ a b c Brown, R J (1976). Windmills of England. London: Robert Hale, p104-05. ISBN 0 7091 5641 3.
- ^ Directory of Kent Mill People. The Mills Archive Trust. Retrieved on 2008-04-17.
- ^ Carley, John M (1971). The Story of Meopham Mill. Meopham: Meopham Publications Committee, p12-13.
[edit] External links
- Windmill World page on the mill.
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