Highdown New Mill, Angmering Explained

Angmering Windmill
Name Of Mill:Highdown New Mill
Ecclesden Mill
Operator:Private
Built:1826
Purpose:Corn mill
Type:Tower mill
Storeys:Four storeys
Sail Number:Four sails
Sail Type:Patent sails
Winding:Fantail
Pairs Of Millstones:Two pairs

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

History

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

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

1829 - 1872

References for above:-[1]

Further reading

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

Notes and References

  1. Book: Brunnarius, Martin. 1979. The Windmills of Sussex. 129–130, 196. Philimore. Chichester. 0-85033-345-8.
  2. Web site: Windmills of Angmering. Angmering village. 2008-05-13. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080623025338/http://www.vaugrat.demon.co.uk/Angvil/history/windmills.htm. 2008-06-23.