Bembridge Windmill

Bembridge Windmill
Bembridge Windmill
Origin
Mill name	Knowle Mill
Grid reference	SZ 6398 8747
Coordinates	50°41′00″N 1°05′45″W / 50.68341°N 1.09578°W / 50.68341; -1.09578Coordinates: 50°41′00″N 1°05′45″W / 50.68341°N 1.09578°W / 50.68341; -1.09578
Operator(s)	National Trust
Year built	c1700
Information
Purpose	Corn mill
Type	Tower mill
Storeys	Four storeys
Number of sails	Four sails
Type of sails	Common sails
Winding	Hand winded by chain and wheel
Number of pairs of millstones	Two pairs
Other information	The only remaining windmill on the Isle of Wight

Knowle Mill, better known today as Bembridge Windmill, is a Grade I listed,^[1] preserved tower mill at Bembridge, Isle of Wight, England.

History

Bembridge Mill was built c. 1700. It was painted by Turner in 1795. The mill was working by wind until 1913, having only been used for grinding animal feed after 1897.^[1] The mill was restored in 1935 and again in 1959, the latter restoration being funded by public subscription.^[2] In 1962 the mill was taken over by the National Trust. It has been restored and is open to the public.^[1]

Description

For an explanation of the various pieces of machinery, see Mill machinery.

Bembridge Mill is a four-storey tower mill with a boat-shaped cap, which is winded by chain and wheel. It has four Common sails. The two pairs of millstones are driven underdrift.^[3]

Public access

Bembridge Windmill is open to the public between March and November, from 10:30 am to 5:00 pm daily. For more information please visit the National trust website.^[4]

References

1 2 3 "BEMBRIDGE WINDMILL, BEMBRIDGE, ISLE OF WIGHT, ISLE OF WIGHT". English Heritage. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
↑ "BEMBRIDGE WINDMILL". English Heritage. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
↑ Ellis, Monica (editor) (1978). Water and Wind Mills in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Southampton: Southampton University Industrial Archaeology Group. p. 60. ISBN 0-905280-01-6.
↑ "Opening hours". National Trust. Retrieved 11 October 2012.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bembridge Windmill.

Bembridge Windmill – official page on National Trust website
Windmill World webpage on Bembridge Mill

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