Hogg Hill Mill, Icklesham

Hogg Hill Mill is a post mill at Icklesham, Sussex, England which has been restored.

Hogg Hill Mill, Icklesham
The mill in 2005
Origin
Grid referenceTQ 888 160
Coordinates50°54′47″N 0°41′02″E
Year built1781
Information
PurposeCorn mill
TypePost mill
Roundhouse storeysTwo storey roundhouse
No. of sailsFour
Type of sailsSpring sails
WindshaftCast iron
WindingRoof mounted fantail
Fantail bladesEight blades
No. of pairs of millstonesTwo pairs, arranged Head and Tail
Other informationThe only existing post mill in the United Kingdom retaining a roof mounted fantail.

History

Hogg Hill Mill was built in Pett in 1781 and moved to Icklesham in 1790. It was working by wind until 1920, when it was stopped owing to a weak weatherbeam.[1] Today, the recording studios of Sir Paul McCartney are to be found at the mill.[2]

Description

Hogg Hill Mill is a post mill on a two-storey roundhouse. It has four spring sails carried on a cast iron windshaft and is winded by a roof mounted fantail, one of only two surviving post mills in England with this feature, and the only one where this can still be seen.[3] The mill drove two pairs of millstones, arranged head and tail. The brake wheel has been removed, but the wooden tail wheel is of clasp arm construction.[1]

Millers

  • John Skinner 1781 - 1790 (Pett)
  • William Sargeant 1791
  • John Sargeant 1834 - 1855
  • Lewis Sargent 1855 - 1874 (Source - census returns)
  • Garndner Bros 1890 - 1920

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See also

    References

    1. Brunnarius, Martin (1979). The Windmills of Sussex. Chichester: Philimore. pp. 47–48, 189. ISBN 0-85033-345-8.
    2. "17th August 2005 - Icklesham (Hogg Hill) Windmill". Roughwood. Retrieved 8 May 2008.
    3. The other mill is at Ramsey, Essex, which has not carried its fantail since 1939

    Further reading

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

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