Sarre Windmill
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| Sarre Windmill | |
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| Origin Information | |
| Mill Location : | TR 259 651 |
| Operator(s) : | Hobbs |
| Year Built : | 1821 |
| Windmill Information | |
| Purpose : | Corn mill |
| Type : | Smock mill |
| Storeys : | Three storey smock |
| Base Storeys : | Two storey base |
| Smock Sides : | Eight sided |
| Number of Sails : | Four |
| Type of Sails : | Double Patent sails |
| Windshaft : | Cast iron |
| Winding : | Fantail |
| Fantail Blades : | Six bladed |
| Auxiliary Power : | Steam engine 1861 - 1920 Gas engine 1920 - 1940 |
| Number of Millstone Pairs : | Two pairs |
| Other information : | The first windmill in Kent to have a steam engine as auxiliary power. |
Sarre Windmill is a Grade II listed[1] smock mill in Sarre, Kent, England that was built in 1820, and is now a commercially working windmill that has been restored and is open to the public.
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[edit] History
Sarre windmill was built in 1820 by the Canterbury millwright John Holman. It was said to have been moved from Monkton, but it is more likely to have had some machinery from that mill included in its construction. It was marked on the 1819-43 Ordnance Survey map. Sarre mill was originally built with a single storey brick base, but in 1856 the base was raised to 14 feet (4.27 m) high, with an extra storey built under it. Sarre mill was the first windmill in Kent to have a steam engine installed as auxiliary power[2]. This was added in 1861.[3] The mill was worked by wind until 1920, when the sails were taken down, and installed on the Union Mill, Cranbrook[2] and a gas engine was fitted[3]. The mill worked for a few years longer powered by the gas engine, but had ceased milling by the early 1930s.[2]. The mill was recommissioned in the late 1930s, again powered by the gas engine, before finally stopping in 1940[3] The mill was used as an observation post during the Second World War.[4] The mill remained semi-derelict until 1986, when restoration was started, being completed in 1991[3] The mill is now open to the public as well as being a mill working for trade.
[edit] Description
Sarre windmill is a three storey smock mill on a two storey brick base. It has four double patent sails carried on a cast iron windshaft. The mill is winded by a fantail.[2] The Brake Wheel is a composite one, with iron arms and a wooden rim. This drives a cast iron Wallower. The Great Spur Wheel is also of cast iron. The mill drives two pairs of millstones, overdrift.[3]
[edit] Millers
- Thomas Holman 1845 - 1862
- George Thomas Steddy 1878
- Ebenezer Wood 1880 - 1883
- Hogben
- Gambrill - 1940
- Hobbs 1991 -
References for above:-[2][3][4][5]
[edit] References
- ^ SARRE MILL, CANTERBURY ROAD (south side), SARRE, THANET, KENT. English Heritage. Retrieved on 2008-04-19.
- ^ a b c d e Coles Finch, William (1933). Watermills and Windmills. London: C W Daniel Company, p272.
- ^ a b c d e f Sarre Mill - a history. Sarre mill. Retrieved on 2008-04-19.
- ^ a b West, Jenny (1973). The Windmills of Kent. London: Charles Skilton Ltd., p68-71. SBN 284-98534-1.
- ^ Directory of Kent Mill People. The Mills Archive Trust. Retrieved on 2008-04-19.
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[edit] External links
- Windmill World page on the mill.
