Meeten's Mill, West Chiltington

West Chiltington Windmill
The mill in 2006
Origin
Mill name	Meeten's Mill
Mill location	TQ 085 181 50°57′07″N 0°27′25″W / 50.952°N 0.457°W / 50.952; -0.457
Operator(s)	Private
Year built	1838
Information
Purpose	Corn mill
Type	Smock mill
Storeys	Two storey smock
Base storeys	Two storey base
Smock sides	Eight sides
Number of sails	Four
Type of sails	Spring sails
Winding	Fantail
Number of pairs of millstones	Three pairs

Meeten's Mill is a grade II listed^[1] smock mill at West Chiltington, Sussex, England which has been converted to residential use.

History

Meeten's Mill was originally built at Monkmead, and moved to West Chiltington in 1838. The mill first appeared on the West Chiltington tithe map of 1840.^[2] The mill was refitted by William Cooper,^[3] the Henfield millwright in 1865. It was working until 1922, when it was stripped of machinery and house converted. The millstones went to a watermill at Coolham.^[2]

Description

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

Rock Mill is a two storey smock mill on a two storey stone base, with a stage at first floor level. She had four Spring sails. The cap is in the Kentish style, winded by a fantail. The mill drove three pairs of millstones. The mill only has two sails and the fantail is missing. Various extensions have been made to the smock tower.^[2]

Millers

• Hammond 1840 - 1844
• Willmer 1845 -
• Meeten 1898 - 1918

References for above:^[2]

See also

• Wikipedia books: Windmills in Sussex

References

1. ^ "WEST CHILTINGTON WINDMILL, MILL ROAD, WEST CHILTINGTON, HORSHAM, WEST SUSSEX". English Heritage. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?pid=2&id=299015. Retrieved 2008-05-12. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d} Brunnarius, Martin (1979). The Windmills of Sussex. Chichester: Philimore. pp. p71–72, 190. ISBN 0 85033 345 8. 
3. ^ "William Cooper". Henfield History Group. http://www.100megsfree.com/hhg/williamcooper.htm. Retrieved 2008-05-12. 

External links

• Windmill World Page on West Chiltington windmill.

Further reading

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