Rock Mill, Washington

50°54′42″N 0°23′48″W / 50.9117°N 0.3966°W / 50.9117; -0.3966Operator(s)PrivateYear built1823InformationPurposeCorn millTypeSmock millStoreysThree store smockBase storeysSingle-storey baseSmock sidesEight sidesNo. of sailsFour sailsType of sailsPatent sails (missing)WindingFantail (missing)No. of pairs of millstonesThree pairs Official nameRock WindmillDesignated24 February 1977Reference no.1354092

Rock Mill is a Grade II listed^[1] smock mill at Washington, West Sussex, England, which has been converted to residential use.

History

Rock Mill was built in 1823.^[2] The mill was working at the outbreak of the First World War but was converted to a house in about 1919, using the machinery as decoration.^[3] The composer John Ireland bought the mill in 1953^[2] and died there in 1962.^[4] As of 2007, the mill is used as offices.^[2]

Description

Rock Mill is a three-storey smock mill on a single-storey base, formerly carrying a beehive cap winded by a fantail. It had four Patent sails and drove three pairs of millstones (two pairs French Burr and one pair of Peak stones).^[3]

Millers

• Thomas Harwood, 1837^[3]
• Henry Harwood, 1837-40^[3]
• E. Mitchell, 1845-55^[3]
• S.A. Coote, 1890^[3]

References

External links

• Windmill World webpage on Rock Mill.