Brent Pelham Windmill Explained

Brent Pelham Windmill
Name Of Mill:Brent Pelham Mill
Coordinates:51.9617°N 0.0864°W
Operator:Private
Built:1826
Purpose:Corn mill
Type:Smock
Storeys:Two-storey smock
Base Storeys:Single-storey base
Smock Sides:Eight sides
Sail Number:Four sails
Pairs Of Millstones:Two pairs

Brent Pelham Windmill is a Grade II listed smock mill at Brent Pelham, Hertfordshire, England which is derelict.[1] [2]

History

Brent Pelham Mill was built in 1826 by William Halden, who was at Meesden windmill in 1827. It was working until at least 1890 and was disused by 1898. At some point the mill was stripped of machinery and a water tank was built on the smock tower. The mill survives in this form today, clad in corrugated iron.[3]

Description

Brent Pelham Mill is a two-storey smock mill on a single-storey brick base. It had four sails and drove two pairs of millstones.[3] The weatherboarding is vertical, and survives under the corrugated iron.

Millers

Reference for above:-[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.windmillworld.com/millid/2338.htm "Brent Pelham Windmill"
  2. http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-160115-the-old-windmill-brent-pelham-hertfordsh "The Old Windmill, Brent Pelham"
  3. Book: Moore, Cyril. 1999. Hertfordshire Windmills and Windmillers. 108–109. Windsup Publishing. Sawbridgeworth. 0-9533861-0-4.