John Baker's Mill, Barnham

Barnham Windmill

The mill in 2005
Origin
Mill name John Baker's Mill
Mill location SU 968 039
50°49′37″N 0°37′37″W / 50.827°N 0.627°W / 50.827; -0.627
Operator(s) Private
Year built 1829
Information
Purpose Corn mill
Type Tower mill
Storeys Four storeys
Number of sails Four sails
Type of sails Patent sails
Windshaft Cast iron
Winding Fantail
Fantail blades Six blades
Number of pairs of millstones Three pairs

John Baker's Mill is a grade II listed[1] tower mill at Barnham, Sussex, England, which was under restoration and is now to be converted to residential use.

History

John Baker's Mill was built in 1829. The mill was known as Feaver's Mill in the 1860s.[2] In 1890, the mill tower was raised by 18 inches (460 mm) and completely refitted by J W Holloway, the Shoreham millwright. It was worked by wind until the early 1920s[3] and by engine until 1963.[4] The sails and fantail were removed in August 1958.[3]

On 16 January 2008, Arun District Council gave Listed Building Consent for the windmill to be converted to a dwelling, despite strong opposition from the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings.[5] In January 2014 the Windmill was purchased by Bolrush Developments Ltd who specialize in listed building development.

Description

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

John Baker's Mill is a four storey flint and stone tower mill with a stage at first floor level. When built, it had two Ccmmon sails and two spring sails. These were replaced with four patent sails carried on a cast iron windshaft, in 1890. The mill is fitted with Holloway's screw brake. The cap is a beehive shape,[3] winded by a fantail. The mill originally drove two pairs of millstones, and Holloway's added a third pair.[3] Currently, the stocks for the sails are on the mill, but the sails have not been erected yet.

Millers

References for above:-[2][3]

See also

References

  1. "BARNHAM WINDMILL, YAPTON ROAD, BARNHAM, ARUN, WEST SUSSEX". English Heritage. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
  2. 1 2 "BARNHAM". British History. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Brunnarius, Martin (1979). The Windmills of Sussex. Chichester: Philimore. pp. 73–75, 83, 190. ISBN 0-85033-345-8.
  4. "The Windmill, Barnham, Sussex". Roughwood. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
  5. "Historic windmill to become apartments". Chichester Observer. Retrieved 2008-05-13.

External links

Further reading

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

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