King's Head Mill
King's Head Mill or Caldbec Hill Mill is a grade II listed[1] smock mill at Battle, Sussex, England, which has been converted to residential accommodation.
| Battle Windmill | |
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 The mill in 2007 | |
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| Origin | |
| Mill name | Kings Head Mill Caldbec Hill Mill |
| Grid reference | TQ 748 166 |
| Coordinates | 50.922°N 0.486°E |
| Operator(s) | Private |
| Year built | 1805 |
| Information | |
| Purpose | Corn mill |
| Type | Smock mill |
| Storeys | Four-storey smock |
| Base storeys | Single-storey base |
| Smock sides | Eight sides |
| No. of sails | Four sails |
| Windshaft | Cast iron |
| Winding | Fantail |
| Fantail blades | Six blades |
| No. of pairs of millstones | Three pairs |
History
King's Head Mill was built in 1805, replacing a post mill. The mill was working until the First World War and in 1924 was stripped of its machinery and house converted. The work was done by Neve's, the Heathfield millwrights.[2]
Description
King's Head Mill is a four-storey smock mill on a single-storey brick base. It has a Kentish-style cap winded by a fantail. When working it had four shuttered sails carried on a cast-iron windshaft, driving three pairs of millstones. The current windshaft is a dummy, added when the mill was converted. The original windshaft is displayed at Polegate windmill.[2]
Millers
- William Neve 1805 - 1839
- Porter 1839 - 1860
- Henry Harmer
1911-1914 freeman
- Jenner - WWI
References for above:-[2]
References
- Historic England. "THE OLD MILL, WHATLINGTON ROAD, BATTLE, ROTHER, EAST SUSSEX (1278702)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2008-05-09.
- Brunnarius, Martin (1979). The Windmills of Sussex. Chichester: Philimore. pp. 56–57, 189. ISBN 0-85033-345-8.
External links
- Windmill World Page on Battle Windmill.
Further reading
- Hemming, Peter (1936). Windmills in Sussex. London: C W Daniel. Online version