Nyetimber Mill

Pagham Windmill
The mill c1905
Origin
Mill name	Nyetimber Mill
Grid reference	SZ 892 988
Coordinates	50°46′55″N 0°44′10″W / 50.782°N 0.736°W / 50.782; -0.736Coordinates: 50°46′55″N 0°44′10″W / 50.782°N 0.736°W / 50.782; -0.736
Operator(s)	Private
Year built	1840s
Information
Purpose	Corn mill
Type	Tower mill
Storeys	Four storeys
Number of sails	Four sails
Type of sails	Patent sails
Winding	Fantail
Fantail blades	Six pairs
Number of pairs of millstones	Two pairs

The mill in 2005

Nyetimber Mill is a grade II listed^[1] tower mill at Pagham, Sussex, England which has been converted to residential use.

History

Nyetimber Mill was built in the early 1840s and was working until tailwinded in 1915. The sails were on the mill until they were struck by lightning in 1927. The mill became derelict and was burnt out in 1962, leaving the windshaft perched above the ivy covered tower.^[2] The mill was converted to a house by 2005.

Description

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

Nyetimber Mill is a four storey brick tower mill with an ogee cap. It had four Patent sails and was winded by a fantail. The mill drove two pairs of millstones. An external pulley enabled the mill to be worked by an engine^[2] This has been retained in the converted mill.

Millers

• William Adams 1840s - 1905
• W Prior - 1915

References for above:-^[2]

See also

• Wikipedia books: Windmills in Sussex

References

1. ^ "NYETIMBER WINDMILL, PAGHAM ROAD (west side), PAGHAM, ARUN, WEST SUSSEX". English Heritage. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?pid=2&id=297997. Retrieved 2008-05-12. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} Brunnarius, Martin (1979). The Windmills of Sussex. Chichester: Philimore. pp. p81–82, 191. ISBN 0 85033 345 8. 

External links

• Windmill World Page on Nytimber windmill.

Further reading

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