| Killick's Mill, Meopham | |
| Gbgridref: | TQ 6394 6518 |
| Coordinates: | 51.3619°N 0.3535°W |
| Operator: | Kent County Council |
| Built: | 1801 |
| Purpose: | Corn mill |
| Type: | Smock mill |
| Storeys: | Three-storey smock |
| Base Storeys: | Two-storey base |
| Smock Sides: | Six-sided |
| Sail Number: | Four |
| Sail Type: | Double Patent sails |
| Windshaft: | Cast iron |
| Winding: | Fantail |
| Fantail Blades: | Six blades |
| Auxpower: | Oil engine |
| Pairs Of Millstones: | Four pairs |
Killick's Mill is a Grade II* listed smock mill in Meopham, Kent, England that was built in 1801 and which has been restored.
Killick's mill was built in 1801 by three brothers named Killick from Strood.[1] Unusually, the mill is hexagonal in plan. Most smock mills are octagonal in plan.[2] The mill was run by the Killick family until 1889 when it was sold to the Norton family.[1] The mill last worked by wind in 1929, and then by oil engine and electric motor until the 1965.[3] The mill was acquired by Kent County Council in 1960 and restored by E Hole and Sons, the Burgess Hill millwrights at a cost of £4,375.
Killick's Mill is a three-storey smock mill on a two-storey single-storey brick base. There is a stage at second-floor level. It has four double patent sails carried on a cast-iron windshaft. The sails are 27feet long. The mill is winded by a fantail.[1] The wooden Brake Wheel is 6feet diameter. The Wallower and Great Spur Wheel are of cast iron.[2] When the mill was built, it had two pairs of millstones. Later a third and then a fourth pair were added. One of the added pair of stones came from Richardson's mill, Boughton under Blean, as did the 15hp auxiliary oil engine.[1] The stones are driven overdrift.[2] At one time, the mill generated its own electricity to power electric lights within the mill.[1]
References for above:-[1] [2] [4] [5] [6]
Killick's Mill appeared briefly in stock footage used in an episode of The Prisoner titled The Girl Who Was Death which was filmed in 1967 and first shown in 1968.[7]