Rock Mill, Washington
Windmill in Washington, West Sussex, UK
50°54′42″N 0°23′48″W / 50.9117°N 0.3966°W / 50.9117; -0.3966
Listed Building – Grade II
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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