Windmill Hill Mill, Herstmonceux

Windmill Hill Mill, Herstmonceux
The windmill at Windmill Hill, 2018
Origin
Grid referenceTQ 648 122
Coordinates50°53′10″N 0°20′31″E / 50.886°N 0.342°E / 50.886; 0.342
Year builtca. 1814
Information
PurposeCorn mill
TypePost mill
Roundhouse storeysTwo storey roundhouse
No. of sailsFour
Type of sailsPatent sails
WindshaftCast iron
WindingOriginally Tailpole, now by computer controlled battery powered electric motor
No. of pairs of millstonesTwo pairs, arranged Head and Tail
Other informationLargest post mill in Sussex. Only surviving example of Hammond's Patent Sweep Governor is fitted to this mill.

Windmill Hill Mill is a grade II* listed post mill at Herstmonceux, Sussex, England which has been restored and now operates as a working mill. The mill is open to the public on most Sundays from Easter until October.

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