| Tring Windmill | |
| Name Of Mill: | Goldfield Mill Grover's Mill |
| Coordinates: | 51.7969°N -0.675°W |
| Operator: | Private |
| Built: | c1839 |
| Purpose: | Corn mill |
| Type: | Tower mill |
| Storeys: | Four storeys |
| Sail Number: | Four sails |
| Sail Type: | Double Patent sails |
| Winding: | Fantail |
| Auxpower: | Steam engine |
Goldfield Mill or Grover's Mill is a Grade II listed tower mill at Tring, Hertfordshire, England which has been converted to residential accommodation.
Goldfield Mill was first mentioned in Pigot's Directory of 1839 when James Grover was the miller. The mill remained in the Grover family until 1880. In 1898, a 6hp steam engine was installed as auxiliary power. During Thomas Liddington's tenure of the mill, miller Henry Liddington was fined £10 for taking an excessive toll of flour. Goldfield Mill was working by wind until 1908, when miller James Wright left to assume the tenancy of Pitstone Windmill. The mill worked by steam until the 1920s The mill was converted to residential accommodation in 1973.[1]
Goldfield Mill is a four-storey tower mill. It had a pepperpot cap winded by a fantail. There were four Double Patent sails.[1] The upright shaft and cast iron great spur wheel survive.
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