Colney Heath Mill
Colney Heath Mill is a Grade II listed[1] smock mill at Colney Heath, Hertfordshire, England which has been converted to residential accommodation.
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Mill name | Colney Heath Mill |
Mill location | TL 205 055 |
Coordinates | 51°44′8.53″N 0°15′20.38″W |
Operator(s) | Private |
Year built | c1854 |
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Purpose | Corn mill |
Type | Tower mill |
Storeys | Four storeys |
No. of sails | Four sails |
Auxiliary power | Steam engine |
No. of pairs of millstones | Three pairs |
History
Colney Heath Mill was built in the 1850s. It was working until 1906, latterly by steam engine.[2] The mill was converted to residential accommodation between 1999 and 2004[1]
Description
Colney Heath Mill is a four-storey tower mill It has a domed cap. There were four sails which drove three pairs of millstones.[2]
Millers
- Edward Whitehead 1854–62
- Samuel Fairey 1862–75
- James Fairey 1867–75
- Henry James 1875–1900
- William James 1900–06
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References
- Historic England. "Mill at Mill House, Coursers Road (west side), Colney Heath, St. Albans, Hertfordshire (1296524)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
- Moore, Cyril (1999). Hertfordshire Windmills and Windmillers. Sawbridgeworth: Windsup Publishing. pp. 63–64. ISBN 0-9533861-0-4.
External links
- Windmill World webpage on Colney Heath Mill.
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