Highdown New Mill, Angmering

Angmering Windmill
The mill in 2005
Origin
Mill name Highdown New Mill
Ecclesden Mill
Mill location TQ 082 044
Coordinates 50°49′44″N 0°27′54″W / 50.829°N 0.465°W / 50.829; -0.465Coordinates: 50°49′44″N 0°27′54″W / 50.829°N 0.465°W / 50.829; -0.465
Operator(s) Private
Year built 1826
Information
Purpose Corn mill
Type Tower mill
Storeys Four storeys
No. of sails Four sails
Type of sails Patent sails
Winding Fantail
No. of pairs of millstones Two pairs

Highdown New Mill or Ecclesden Mill is a tower mill at Angmering, Sussex, England which has been converted to residential accommodation.

History

Highdown New Mill was built in 1826. The mill was working until 1872. In 1880, the cap and sails were blown off. By the 1930s the mill was an ivy clad ruin. It was converted into a house in the early 1970s.[1] The tower has recently been clad in wooden shingles.[2]

Description

Highdown New Mill is a four-storey brick tower mill. It had four Patent sails and the beehive cap was winded by a fantail. The mill drove two pairs of millstones. All that remains today is the tower, with various additions and extensions.[1]

Millers

  • Timothy pierce
1829 - 1872

References for above:-[1]

See also

  • Windmills in Sussex – Wikipedia book

References

  1. 1 2 3 Brunnarius, Martin (1979). The Windmills of Sussex. Chichester: Philimore. pp. 129–130, 196. ISBN 0-85033-345-8.
  2. ↑ "Windmills of Angmering". Angmering village. Archived from the original on 2008-06-23. Retrieved 2008-05-13.

Further reading

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

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