Black Mill, Barham
| Black Mill, Barham | ||
|---|---|---|
Grid reference TR 214 510 | | |
| Coordinates | 51°12′54″N 1°10′08″E / 51.215°N 1.169°E | |
| Year built | 1834 | |
| Information | ||
| Purpose | Corn mill | |
| Type | Smock mill | |
| Storeys | Three-storey smock | |
| Base storeys | Two-storey base | |
| Smock sides | Eight-sided | |
| No. of sails | Four | |
| Type of sails | Patent sails | |
| Windshaft | cast iron | |
| Winding | Fantail | |
| Fantail blades | Six blades | |
| No. of pairs of millstones | Four pairs | |
| Year lost | 1970 | |
| Other information | Burnt down while under restoration. | |
Black Mill or Barham Downs Mill was a smock mill at Barham, Kent, England which was accidentally burnt down in 1970 while under restoration.
History
Black Mill was the third mill on the site. There was a mill on Barham Down in the thirteenth century.[1] A mill was marked on Philip Symonson's map of 1596, John Speed's map of 1611, Robert Morden's map of 1695 and Emanuel Bowen's map of 1736. This mill was originally a little lower down the hill, and was moved to a new position higher up.[2]
The second mill was marked on the 1819-43 Ordnance Survey map.[2]
The Black Mill was built by John Holman, the
Description
Black Mill was a four-storey smock mill mounted on a single-storey brick base. It had four single patent sails mounted on a cast-iron windshaft and was winded by a fantail. The mill drove four pairs of millstones.
Millers
- E Lawrence, miller in 1845
- Henry Sturgess Pledge, miller in 1850, later working the Wind, Steam and Water mill at Kennington.
- Richard Walter
- T Denne and Sons Ltd, millers in 1933, still in business at Hanover Mill, Mersham.
- W Mannering
References
- ^ "Barham - 13th Century". Barham village website. Archived from the original on 13 October 2004. Retrieved 13 April 2008.
- ^ a b c Coles Finch, William (1933). Watermills and Windmills. London: C W Daniel Company. p. 157.
- ISBN 0284-98534-1.
- ISBN 0284-98534-1.
- ^ "Kent County Council Windmill Aid". The Mills Archive. Retrieved 13 April 2008. (original source Milling, 3 March 1956)
- ^ "The Barham Windmill". The Mills Archive. Retrieved 13 April 2008. (original source Milling, 24 March 1951)
- ^ "Kent Messenger article". The Mills Archive. Retrieved 13 April 2008. (original source Kent Messenger, 6 July 1956)
- ^ "The Missing Landmark". Barham Village website. Archived from the original on 2 November 2004. Retrieved 21 April 2008.
- ^ "A MILLWRIGHT'S TALE". The Mills Archive. Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 19 April 2008.
External links
- Windmill World page on the mill.