Highdown New Mill, Angmering

Highdown New Mill or Ecclesden Mill is a tower mill at Angmering, Sussex, England which has been converted to residential accommodation.

Angmering Windmill
The mill in 2005
Origin
Mill nameHighdown New Mill
Ecclesden Mill
Mill locationTQ 082 044
Coordinates50°49′44″N 0°27′54″W
Operator(s)Private
Year built1826
Information
PurposeCorn mill
TypeTower mill
StoreysFour storeys
No. of sailsFour sails
Type of sailsPatent sails
WindingFantail
No. of pairs of millstonesTwo pairs

History

Highdown New Mill was built in 1826. The mill was working until 1872. In 1880, the cap and sails were blown off. By the 1930s the mill was an ivy clad ruin. It was converted into a house in the early 1970s.[1] The tower has recently been clad in wooden shingles.[2]

Description

Highdown New Mill is a four-storey brick tower mill. It had four Patent sails and the beehive cap was winded by a fantail. The mill drove two pairs of millstones. All that remains today is the tower, with various additions and extensions.[1]

Millers

  • Timothy pierce
1829 - 1872

References for above:-[1]

References

  1. Brunnarius, Martin (1979). The Windmills of Sussex. Chichester: Philimore. pp. 129–130, 196. ISBN 0-85033-345-8.
  2. "Windmills of Angmering". Angmering village. Archived from the original on 2008-06-23. Retrieved 2008-05-13.

Further reading

Hemming, Peter (1936). Windmills in Sussex. London: C W Daniel. Online version

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