- Medmerry Mill, Selsey
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Selsey Windmill
The mill in 2004Origin Mill name Medmerry Mill Mill location SZ 844 934
50°48′54″N 0°14′38″E / 50.815°N 0.244°EOperator(s) Private Year built c1827 Information Purpose Corn mill Type Tower mill Storeys Four storeys Number of sails Four sails Type of sails Patent sails Windshaft Cast iron Winding Fantail (missing) Number of pairs of millstones Two pairs Medmerry Mill is a grade II listed[1] tower mill at Selsey, Sussex, England which has been restored and is used as a shop.
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History
Medmerry Mill was built circa 1827, replacing an earlier post mill and was working by wind until 1890. After falling into disrepair, the mill was refitted by Holloway of Shoreham in 1907-08. The mill was working until the early 1920s. The mill was derelict by 1928, with all four sails badly damaged. The fanstage was removed in 1960 during the restoration of the mill.[2] In 1987, the mill was badly damaged, but the sails were later restored.[3]
Description
For an explanation of the various pieces of machinery, see Mill machinery.Medmerry Mill was built as a five storey mill, driving two pairs of millstones. Holloway's completely refitted the mill in 1908, resulting in a four storey brick tower mill with a domed cap which was winded by a fantail. It has four Patent sails carried on a cast iron Windshaft. The Brake Wheel is iron.[2]
Millers
- William Reeves 1783 (post mill)
- H R Arnell 1858 - 1878
- Sampson Copstake
- F W Sharpe 1882 - 1890
- Farne and Co. 1905 - 1920s
References for above:-[2]
See also
- Wikipedia books: Windmills in Sussex
References
- ^ "MEDMERRY WINDMILL, MILL LANE, SELSEY, CHICHESTER, WEST SUSSEX". English Heritage. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?pid=2&id=301106. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
- ^ a b c Brunnarius, Martin (1979). The Windmills of Sussex. Chichester: Philimore. pp. p87–89, 191. ISBN 0 85033 345 8.
- ^ "News". Sussex Mills Group. http://www.sussexmillsgroup.org.uk/news.htm#news11. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
External links
- Windmill World Page on Polegate windmill.
Further reading
Hemming, Peter (1936). Windmills in Sussex. London: C W Daniel. Online version
Categories:- Tower mills
- Grinding mills
- Visitor attractions in West Sussex
- Grade II listed buildings in West Sussex
- Windmills in West Sussex
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