Stone Cross Windmill
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Stone Cross Windmill (TQ 620 043 ) is a grade II* listed[1] tower mill at Stone Cross, Sussex, England which has been restored and is open to the public.
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[edit] History
Stone Cross Windmill was built in 1876 by Stephen Neve, the Warbleton millwright.[2] Two sails were blown off in 1925.[3] It was working by wind until 1937.[2] The mill was used as an observation post during the Second World War. In January 1962, planning permission was granted to convert the mill into a house. Mr Ron Hall, the owner of the Mill House, bought the mill and outbuildings, and decided to restore the mill instead of converting it to residential use.[3]
In 1966, Mr Hall started to repair the mill, which in 1977 was in a similar condtion to when it stopped working, with two sails and missing the fantail.[2] By the 1990s, the mill was getting into disrepair, and a trust was formed to buy and restore the mill. Stone Cross Mill Trust became a registered charity in 1996, and work to restore the mill began in 1998. The mill was able to produce wholemeal flour again in 2000. In 2005, the Trust were awarded a plaque by the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings "in recognition of the high quality of the restoration of the mill back to working order".[4] Funding for the restoration was provided by the Heritage Lottery Fund, South East England Development Agency, East Sussex County Council and Wealden District Council.[3][4]
[edit] Description
Stone Cross Windmill is a five storey tower mill with a stage at first floor level. the mill has a domed cap which is winded by a fantail. It has four Patent sails carried on a cast iron Windshaft. The 8-foot-7-inch (2.62 m) diameter Brake Wheel is iron. The three pairs of millstones are overdriven. The tower is 16-foot-6-inch (5.03 m) diameter at the base and 11-foot (3.35 m) at the curb, with a height of 38-foot (11.58 m) to the curb.[2]
[edit] Millers
- Samuel Dallaway 1876 - 1878
- Frederick Dallaway 1878 - 1895
- Henry Dallaway 1895 - 1937
[edit] References
- ^ STONE CROSS WINDMILL, RATTLE ROAD, WESTHAM, WEALDEN, EAST SUSSEX. English Heritage. Retrieved on 2008-05-13.
- ^ a b c d e Brunnarius, Martin (1979). The Windmills of Sussex. Chichester: Philimore, p89-91, 192. ISBN 0 85033 345 8.
- ^ a b c d Stone Cross Windmill - The history of Stone Cross Windmill. Sussex Mills Group. Retrieved on 2008-05-13.
- ^ a b Stone Cross Windmill. Sussex Mills Group. Retrieved on 2008-05-13.
[edit] External links
- Windmill World Page on Stone Cross windmill.
[edit] Further reading
Hemming, Peter (1936). Windmills in Sussex. London: C W Daniel. Online version
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