Medmerry Mill, Selsey

Selsey Windmill
The mill in 2004
Origin
Mill name	Medmerry Mill
Mill location	SZ 844 934 50°48′54″N 0°14′38″E / 50.815°N 0.244°E / 50.815; 0.244
Operator(s)	Private
Year built	c1827
Information
Purpose	Corn mill
Type	Tower mill
Storeys	Four storeys
Number of sails	Four sails
Type of sails	Patent sails
Windshaft	Cast iron
Winding	Fantail (missing)
Number of pairs of millstones	Two pairs

Medmerry Mill is a grade II listed^[1] tower mill at Selsey, Sussex, England which has been restored and is used as a shop.

History

Medmerry Mill was built circa 1827, replacing an earlier post mill and was working by wind until 1890. After falling into disrepair, the mill was refitted by Holloway of Shoreham in 1907-08. The mill was working until the early 1920s. The mill was derelict by 1928, with all four sails badly damaged. The fanstage was removed in 1960 during the restoration of the mill.^[2] In 1987, the mill was badly damaged, but the sails were later restored.^[3]

Description

For an explanation of the various pieces of machinery, see Mill machinery.

Medmerry Mill was built as a five storey mill, driving two pairs of millstones. Holloway's completely refitted the mill in 1908, resulting in a four storey brick tower mill with a domed cap which was winded by a fantail. It has four Patent sails carried on a cast iron Windshaft. The Brake Wheel is iron.^[2]

Millers

William Reeves 1783 (post mill)
H R Arnell 1858 - 1878
Sampson Copstake
F W Sharpe 1882 - 1890
Farne and Co. 1905 - 1920s

References for above:-^[2]

References

↑ "MEDMERRY WINDMILL, MILL LANE, SELSEY, CHICHESTER, WEST SUSSEX". English Heritage. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
1 2 3 Brunnarius, Martin (1979). The Windmills of Sussex. Chichester: Philimore. pp. 87–89, 191. ISBN 0-85033-345-8.
↑ "News". Sussex Mills Group. Retrieved 2008-05-13.

External links

Windmill World Page on Polegate windmill.

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