Waterhall Mill, Patcham
Waterhall Mill, also known as Westdene Windmill, is a grade II listed[1] tower mill at Westdene,[2] Sussex, England which has been converted to residential use.
| Westdene Windmill | |
|---|---|
The mill in 2005 | |
| Origin | |
| Mill name | Westdene Mill |
| Mill location | TQ 292 086 |
| Coordinates | 50°51′43″N 0°09′58″W / 50.862°N 0.166°W |
| Operator(s) | Private |
| Year built | 1885 |
| Information | |
| Purpose | Corn mill |
| Type | Tower mill |
| Storeys | Four storeys |
| No. of sails | Four sails |
| Type of sails | Spring Patent sails |
| Windshaft | cast iron |
| Winding | Fantail |
| Fantail blades | Five blades |
History edit
Waterhall Mill was built in 1885 by James Holloway, the Shoreham millwright. It was the last windmill built in Sussex, and was working until 1924. In World War II it was used by the Home Guard as a lookout post.[3] The mill was converted into a house in 1963, retaining the machinery and externally restored. New sweeps (Sussex dialect for sails) were erected in 1972[4] The cap was partly rebuilt and new sweeps erected following a lightning strike in December 1990.[5]
Description edit
Waterhall Mill is a four-storey brick tower mill with a domed cap winded by a five-bladed fantail. It had four Spring Patent sails carried on a cast iron Windshaft. The iron Brake Wheel is fitted with Holloways screw brake. The mill drove three pairs of underdrift millstones.[4]
The tower is 19 feet (5.79 m) diameter at the base and 13 feet (3.96 m) diameter at the curb, having an overall height to 40 feet (12.19 m) to the curb.[4]
Millers edit
References edit
Notes edit
- ^ Historic England. "WESTDENE WINDMILL, MILL ROAD (south side), BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, EAST SUSSEX (1381798)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 13 May 2008.
- ^ Nairn & Pevsner 1965, p. 459.
- ^ "Patcham mill is £1m home". The Argus (Brighton). 23 February 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
- ^ a b c d e Brunnarius 1979, pp. 82–85, 191.
- ^ "Waterhall Windmill". Sussex Mills Group. Retrieved 13 May 2008.
Bibliography edit
- Brunnarius, Martin (1979). The Windmills of Sussex. Chichester: Phillimore & Co. ISBN 0-85033-345-8.
- Nairn, Ian; Pevsner, Nikolaus (1965). The Buildings of England: Sussex. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-071028-0.
Further reading edit
Hemming, Peter (1936). Windmills in Sussex. London: C W Daniel. Online version
External links edit
- Windmill World Page on Waterhall windmill.