St Margaret's Bay Windmill
| St Margaret's Bay Windmill | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Origin | ||
| Mill location | Grid reference TR 363 436 | |
| Coordinates | 51°8′31.5″N 1°22′35″E / 51.142083°N 1.37639°E | |
| Year built | 1929 | |
| Information | ||
| Purpose | Electricity generation | |
| Type | Smock mill | |
| Storeys | Three-storey smock | |
| Base storeys | Single-storey base | |
| Smock sides | Eight-sided | |
| No. of sails | Four | |
| Type of sails | Double Patent sails | |
| Windshaft | Cast iron | |
| Winding | Fantail | |
| Fantail blades | Six blades | |
| Other information | Last new build traditional windmill in Kent. | |
St Margaret's Bay Windmill is a Grade II listed[1] Smock mill on South Foreland, the southeasternmost point of England. It was built in 1929 to generate electricity for the attached house, high on the White Cliffs of Dover.
History
The mill was built for Sir William Bearswell by Holman's, the
Second World War, the mill was occupied by a special branch of the WRNS.[4] Repairs were done to the mill in 1969 by millwrights Vincent Pargeter and Philip Lennard. These included a new fantail and repairs to the sails.[3]
Description
St Margaret's Bay Windmill is a three-storey smock mill on a single-storey brick base. It has four patent sails and is winded by a fantail.[2] The mill generated electricity via a dynamo and is now used as residential accommodation, a use it has always had.[3]
See also
- South Foreland lighthouseis a few hundred metres away
References
- ^ Historic England. "ST MARGARET'S BAY WINDMILL, THE FRONT, ST MARGARETS AT CLIFFE, DOVER, KENT (1101503)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 April 2008.
- ^ a b Coles Finch, William (1933). Watermills and Windmills. London: C W Daniel Company. p. 268.
- ^ ISBN 0-284-98534-1.
- ISBN 0-7091-5641-3.
External links
- Windmill World page on the mill