Alfriston Windmill

Alfriston Windmill (TQ 518 027 Coord|50.804|0.153|display=inline|format=dms) is a tower mill at Alfriston, Sussex, England which has been converted to residential accommodation.

History

"Alfriston Windmill" was built in 1834. The mill was working until 1905 when a sail was damaged by a cow. The mill worked for another two years on two sails. In 1908, the mill was stripped of machinery, and had been converted into a house by 1910.cite book | first = Martin| last = Brunnarius| year = 1979| title = The Windmills of Sussex| pages = p128-129, 196| publisher = Philimore| location = Chichester| id= ISBN 0 85033 345 8]

Description

"Alfriston Windmill" is a three storey brick tower mill. It had four Spring sails and the beehive cap was winded by a fantail. The mill drove two pairs of underdrift millstones. All that remains today is the tower, with various additions and extensions.

Millers

*Richard Saxby 1834
*Daniel Sudbury 1845
*William Shoesmith 1855 - 1866
*Thomas Harvey 1866 - 1874
*Thomas Fennell 1881
*George Hewitt - 1907

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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]