Langstone Windmill

Langstone Windmill

The mill in 1869
Origin
Mill name Langstone Mill
Grid reference SU 7199 0494
Coordinates 50°50′22″N 0°58′43″W / 50.8395°N 0.9787°WCoordinates: 50°50′22″N 0°58′43″W / 50.8395°N 0.9787°W
Operator(s) Private
Information
Purpose Corn mill
Type Tower mill
Storeys Four storeys
Number of sails Four sails
Type of sails Common sails
Windshaft Wood
Winding Hand winded

Langstone Windmill is a Grade II listed[1] tower mill at Langstone, Hampshire in England. The windmill is also a Scheduled Ancient Monument.[2] It has been converted to residential accommodation.

History

Langstone Mill was built around 1730.[2] It worked in conjunction with a tide mill close by.[3] The mill was derelict in 1934.[4] By 1939 it had been converted to residential accommodation, with the tower tarred and a new cap constructed.[3]

Description

Langstone Mill is a four storey tower mill which shows evidence of having been raised by a storey at some point. It had a hand winded domed cap and the four common sails were carried on a wooden windshaft.[5]

References

  1. "Langstone Windmill, 22 Langstone High Street, Havant". English Heritage. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Monument No. 892118". English Heritage. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Langstone windmill and tide mill, Havant, Hampshire". English Heritage. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
  4. Ellis, Monica (editor) (1978). Water and Wind Mills in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Southampton: Southampton University Industrial Archaeology Group. pp. p60. ISBN 0-905280-01-6.
  5. Once a Week issue dated 16 January 1869

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