Highdown New Mill, Angmering facts for kids

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The mill in 2005
Origin
Mill name	Highdown New Mill Ecclesden Mill
Mill location	TQ 082 044
Coordinates	50°49′44″N 0°27′54″W / 50.829°N 0.465°W / 50.829; -0.465
Operator(s)	Private
Year built	1826
Information
Purpose	Corn mill
Type	Tower mill
Storeys	Four storeys
No. of sails	Four sails
Type of sails	Patent sails
Winding	Fantail
No. of pairs of millstones	Two pairs

Highdown New Mill or Ecclesden Mill is a tower mill at Angmering, Sussex, England which has been converted to residential accommodation.

History

Highdown New Mill was built in 1826. The mill was working until 1872. In 1880, the cap and sails were blown off. By the 1930s the mill was an ivy clad ruin. It was converted into a house in the early 1970s. The tower has recently been clad in wooden shingles.

Description

Highdown New Mill is a four-storey brick tower mill. It had four Patent sails and the beehive cap was winded by a fantail. The mill drove two pairs of millstones. All that remains today is the tower, with various additions and extensions.

Millers

• Timothy pierce

1829 - 1872

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