Rock Mill, Washington

Washington Windmill
Washington Windmill
	The mill in 2005
Origin
Mill name	Rock Mill
Grid reference	TQ 128 137
Coordinates	50°54′42″N 0°23′48″W / 50.9117°N 0.3966°W
Operator(s)	Private
Year built	1823
Information
Purpose	Corn mill
Type	Smock mill
Storeys	Three store smock
Base storeys	Single-storey base
Smock sides	Eight sides
No. of sails	Four sails
Type of sails	Patent sails (missing)
Winding	Fantail (missing)
No. of pairs of millstones	Three pairs
Listed Building – Grade II
Official name	Rock Windmill
Designated	24 February 1977
Reference no.	1354092

Rock Mill is a Grade II listed^[1] smock mill at Washington, West Sussex, England, which has been converted to residential use.

History

Rock Mill was built in 1823.^[2] The mill was working at the outbreak of the First World War but was converted to a house in about 1919, using the machinery as decoration.^[3] The composer John Ireland bought the mill in 1953^[2] and died there in 1962.^[4] As of 2007, the mill is used as offices.^[2]

Description

Rock Mill is a three-storey smock mill on a single-storey base, formerly carrying a beehive cap winded by a fantail. It had four Patent sails and drove three pairs of millstones (two pairs French Burr and one pair of Peak stones).^[3]

Millers

Thomas Harwood, 1837^[3]
Henry Harwood, 1837-40^[3]
E. Mitchell, 1845-55^[3]
S.A. Coote, 1890^[3]

References

^ Historic England. "ROCK WINDMILL, ROCK LANE, WASHINGTON, HORSHAM, WEST SUSSEX (1354092)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 November 2008.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Rock Mill". Washington village. Archived from the original on 18 February 2007. Retrieved 4 November 2008.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Brunarrius, Martin (1979). The Windmills of Sussex. London & Chichester: Phillimore. pp. 126–127. ISBN 0-85033-345-8.
^ "The Songs of John Ireland". Hyperion Records. Retrieved 4 November 2008.

External links

Windmill World webpage on Rock Mill.

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[EH-1] Historic England. "ROCK WINDMILL, ROCK LANE, WASHINGTON, HORSHAM, WEST SUSSEX (1354092)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 November 2008.

[Wash-2] "Rock Mill". Washington village. Archived from the original on 18 February 2007. Retrieved 4 November 2008.

[Brun-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Brunarrius, Martin (1979). The Windmills of Sussex. London & Chichester: Phillimore. pp. 126–127. ISBN 0-85033-345-8.

[Ireland-4] "The Songs of John Ireland". Hyperion Records. Retrieved 4 November 2008.

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