Chalton Windmill
| Chalton Windmill | |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Mill name | Chalton mill |
| Grid reference | SU 7160 1608 |
| Coordinates | 50°56′23″N 0°58′56″W / 50.9398°N 0.9822°WCoordinates: 50°56′23″N 0°58′56″W / 50.9398°N 0.9822°W |
| Year built | Early C19th |
| Information | |
| Purpose | Corn mill |
| Type | Tower mill |
| Storeys | Four storeys |
| Number of sails | Four sails |
| Type of sails | Patent sails |
| Windshaft | Cast iron |
| Winding | Fantail |
Chalton Windmill is a Grade II listed[1] tower mill on the top of Windmill Hill at Chalton, Hampshire, England which has been converted to residential use.
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[edit] History
A mill has been recorded on the site since 1289.[2] A windmill was marked on John Norden's map dated 1607, John Speed's map dated 1611, Joan Blaeu's map dated 1645 and John Ogilby's map dated 1675'[3] Chalton mill was built in the early nineteenth century.[1]. In the 1950s it was threatened with demolition but a preservation order was placed on the mill by the local council.[4] Circa 1978 permission was given for the mill to be incorporated into a new-build house.[5] The converted mill was awarded a Certificate of Merit by the Petersfield Society.[4]
[edit] Description
Chalton windmill is a four storey tower mill. It had four Patent sails carried on a cast iron windshaft and the cap was winded by a fantail. The millstones were driven overdrift.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "CHALTON WINDMILL, CLANFIELD, EAST HAMPSHIRE, HAMPSHIRE". English Heritage. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?id=142806. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
- ^ "CHALTON". British History Online. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=41937. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
- ^ "Windmill, Clanfield". enve.port.ac.uk. http://www.envf.port.ac.uk/hantsgaz/hantsgaz/S0007828.HTM. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
- ^ a b "The Petersfield Society Awards". The Petersfield Society. http://www.petersfieldsociety.org.uk/awards.php. Retrieved 7 June 2009.[dead link]
- ^ a b Ellis, Monica (editor) (1978). Water and Wind Mills in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Southampton: Southampton University Industrial Archaeology Group. pp. p60. ISBN 0-905280-01-6.
[edit] External links
Windmill World webpage on Chalton windmill Photograph of the derelict mill c1964
