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Highdown New Mill, Angmering

Coordinates: 50°49′44″N 0°27′54″W / 50.829°N 0.465°W / 50.829; -0.465
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Angmering Windmill
The mill in 2005
Map
Origin
Mill nameHighdown New Mill
Ecclesden Mill
Mill locationTQ 082 044
Coordinates50°49′44″N 0°27′54″W / 50.829°N 0.465°W / 50.829; -0.465
Operator(s)Private
Year built1826
Information
PurposeCorn mill
TypeTower mill
StoreysFour storeys
No. of sailsFour sails
Type of sailsPatent sails
WindingFantail
No. of pairs of millstonesTwo pairs

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

History

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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

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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

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  • Timothy pierce
1829 - 1872

References for above:-[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c 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 23 June 2008. Retrieved 13 May 2008.

Further reading

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Hemming, Peter (1936). Windmills in Sussex. London: C W Daniel. Online version Archived 12 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine