Breachwood Green Mill, King's Walden
Breachwood Green Mill is a Grade II listed[1] tower mill at King's Walden, Hertfordshire, England which has been converted to residential accommodation.
| King's Walden Windmill | |
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 The converted mill | |
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| Origin | |
| Mill name | Breachwood Green Mill |
| Mill location | TL 146 232 |
| Coordinates | 51°53′44″N 0°20′01″W |
| Operator(s) | Private |
| Year built | c1859 |
| Information | |
| Purpose | Corn mill |
| Type | Tower mill |
| Storeys | Five storeys |
| No. of sails | Four sails |
| Type of sails | Patent sails |
| Winding | Fantail |
| No. of pairs of millstones | Two pairs |
History
A windmill was recorded at Kings Walden in 1329. Another is mentioned in 1762. The first mention of the mill was in 1861 when William Dellow was the miller. His son William had been born at Kings Walden in 1859. Dellow was succeeded at the mill by his son, who worked the mill until 1900. The mill had lost its sails by 1930, and the cap was a bare frame by 1936. The mill was converted to residential accommodation in 1998.[2] Recent photographs of the mill show that the brick tower has been clad in weatherboarding with the result that the mill now resembles a many-sided smock mill.[3]
Description
Breachwood Green Mill is a five storey tower mill. The tower is 24 feet (7.32 m) outside diameter at the base with brickwork 2 feet (610 mm) thick. It is 42 feet (12.80 m) high to curb level. The dome shaped cap was winded by a fantail and there were four Patent sails. The great spur wheel was of cast iron and the mill drove two pairs of millstones.[2]
References
- Historic England. "WINDMILL ABOUT 230 METRES TO WEST OF ROUNDABOUT PLANTATION, WINDMILL ROAD , KINGS WALDEN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE (1347456)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
- Moore, Cyril (1999). Hertfordshire Windmills and Windmillers. Sawbridgeworth: Windsup Publishing. pp. 99–100. ISBN 0-9533861-0-4.
- "Resurrected windmill". Panoramio. Archived from the original on 21 June 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
External links
- Windmill World webpage on Breachwood Green Mill.