King's Head Mill, Battle

which has been converted to residential accommodation.

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.cite book | first = Martin| last = Brunnarius| year = 1979| title = The Windmills of Sussex| pages = p56-57, 189| publisher = Philimore| location = Chichester| id= ISBN 0 85033 345 8]

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.

Millers

*William Neve 1805 - 1839
*Porter 1839 - 1860
*Henry Harmer
*Jenner - WWI

References for above:-

References

External links

* [http://www.windmillworld.com/millid/2699.htm Windmill World] Page on Battle Windmill.

Further reading

cite book | first = Peter| last = Hemming| year = 1936| title = Windmills in Sussex| publisher = C W Daniel| location = London [http://theweald.org/bk.asp?BookId=wind900&xid=A&xnm=1 Online version]