Barnet Gate Mill
| Arkley Windmill | |
|---|---|
 Barnet Gate Mill. | |
| Origin | |
| Mill name | Barnet Gate Mill |
| Grid reference | TQ 217 953 |
| Coordinates | 51°38′35″N 0°14′35″W / 51.643°N 0.243°WCoordinates: 51°38′35″N 0°14′35″W / 51.643°N 0.243°W |
| Operator(s) | Private |
| Year built | 1826 |
| Information | |
| Purpose | Corn mill |
| Type | tower mill |
| Storeys | Four storeys |
| Number of sails | Four sails |
| Type of sails | Two Patent sails and two Common sails |
| Windshaft | Cast iron |
| Winding | Fantail |
| Auxiliary power | Steam engine |
| Number of pairs of millstones | Three pairs |
Barnet Gate Mill or Arkley Windmill is a grade II* listed[1] Tower mill at Barnet Gate in the London Borough of Barnet, originally in Hertfordshire, which was built in 1823.[2]
History
Barnet Gate Mill was built in 1826.[2] A claim that it was built during the Napoleonic Wars (c.1800) has not been substantiated. Although steam had been added in 1895,[3] it was working by wind until 1918,[2] latterly on two sails. The mill was restored in 1930.[4] A new cap, fantail and gallery around the cap being made. The work was done by Thomas Hunt, the Soham millwright. Further restoration in 1985 saw the replacement of the missing pair of sails.[3]
Description
Barnet Gate Mill is a four storey tower mill with an ogee cap which has a gallery. It has two Patent sails and two Common sails carried on a cast iron windshaft. The cap is winded by a fantail.[3]
Machinery
The mill may have started life with two Common sails and two Spring sails carried on a wooden windshaft as the wooden clasp arm Brake Wheel has had to be fitted with packing pieces to enable it to fit the current windshaft, which being of iron is a smaller diameter that a wooden one would be. The Wallower is of cast iron, carried on a wooden upright shaft. This carries the Great Spur Wheel, which is of iron with wooden cogs and drove the two pairs of millstones underdrift. A third pair was added when steam power was installed. Only one pair of millstones remains today.[3]
Millers
- John Whitehead 1843 - 1851
- Frederick Edwards 1870 - 1899
- Noah Edwards 1896 - 1918
References for above:-[3]
Public access
The mill is open to the public on one day a year.[3]
References
- ↑ "ARKLEY WINDMILL, BARNET ROAD, BARNET, BARNET, GREATER LONDON". English Heritage. Retrieved 2008-05-21.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "HERTFORDSHIRE WINDMILLS". Anvil. Archived from the original on 2008-03-25. Retrieved 2008-05-21.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Moore, Cyril (1999). Hertfordshire Windmills & Windmillers. Sawbridgeworth: Windsup Publishing. pp. p42–44. ISBN 0-9533861-0-4.
- ↑ "Arkley and Barnet Gate". Barnet Online. Retrieved 2008-05-21.
External links
- Windmill World webpage on Barnet Gate mill
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