Copton Pumping Windmill
51°17′58″N 0°53′10″E / 51.29944°N 0.88611°E / 51.29944; 0.88611
Copton Mill is a tower mill in Copton, Faversham, Kent, England that was built in 1863[1] to pump water for Faversham Water Company's waterworks.[2] It is just south of junction 6 of the M2 motorway.
History
Copton Mill was built by the millwrights Spray and Harmer in 1863.[1] The mill was marked on the 1858–72 and 1903–10 Ordnance Survey maps. It was worked by wind until 1930, when the cap and sails were removed and replaced with a 6,000 imperial gallons (27,000 L) water tank.[1]
Owners
- Faversham Water Company
- Mid Kent Water Company
- South East Water
Description
Copton Mill is a three-storey brick tower mill which formerly had a Kentish-style cap. It had four patent sails[2] 37 feet (11.28 m) long and 5 feet (1.52 m) wide[3] carried on a cast-iron windshaft. The mill was winded by a fantail. It was rated at 15 horsepower (11 kW) and could pump 10,000 imperial gallons (45,000 L) of water per hour.[2] An oil engine was used as auxiliary power.[3]
References
- ^ a b c West, Jenny (1973). The Windmills of Kent. London: Charles Skilton Ltd. p. 91. ISBN 0-284-98534-1.
- ^ a b c Coles Finch, William (1933). Watermills and Windmills. London: C W Daniel Company. p. 203.
- ^ a b Bygone Kent. 3 (11). Rainham: Meresborough Books: 670–675. November 1981.
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External links
- Windmill World page on the mill.
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