John Baker's Mill, Barnham
| Barnham Windmill | |
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The mill in 2005 |
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| Origin | |
| Mill name | John Baker's Mill |
| Mill location | SU 968 039 50°49′37″N 0°37′37″W / 50.827°N 0.627°W |
| Operator(s) | Private |
| Year built | 1829 |
| 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 |
| Fantail blades | Six blades |
| Number of pairs of millstones | Three pairs |
John Baker's Mill is a grade II listed[1] tower mill at Barnham, Sussex, England which was under restoration and is now to be converted to residential use.
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[edit] History
John Baker's Mill was built in 1829. The mill was known as Feaver's Mill in the 1860s.[2] In 1890, the mill tower was raised by 18 inches (460 mm) and completely refitted by J W Holloway, the Shoreham millwright. It was working by wind until the early 1920s.[3] The mill was worked by engine until 1963.[4] The sails and fantail were removed in August 1958.[3]
On 16 January 2008, Arun District Council gave Listed Building Consent for the windmill to be house converted, despite strong opposition from the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings.[5]
[edit] Description
John Baker's Mill is a four storey flint and stone tower mill with a stage at first floor level. When built, she had two Common sails and two Spring sails. These were replaced with four Patent sails carried on a cast iron windshaft, in 1890. The mill is fitted with Holloway's screw brake. The cap is a beehive shape,[3] winded by a fantail. The mill drove two pairs of millstones originally, and Holloway's added a third pair.[3] Currently, the stocks for the sails are on the mill, but the sails haven't been erected yet.
[edit] Millers
- Henry Feaver 1866
- Maurice & John Baker 1882 -
- Percy Baker 1910 - 1916
- Len Baker 1916 - 1945
- Reginald Charles Reynolds (Len Bakers Cousin) 1945 - 1986 husband to Marjorie Reynolds
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "BARNHAM WINDMILL, YAPTON ROAD, BARNHAM, ARUN, WEST SUSSEX". English Heritage. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?pid=2&id=297766. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
- ^ a b "BARNHAM". British History. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=22939. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
- ^ a b c d e Brunnarius, Martin (1979). The Windmills of Sussex. Chichester: Philimore. pp. p73–75, 83, 190. ISBN 0 85033 345 8.
- ^ "The Windmill, Barnham, Sussex". Roughwood. http://www.roughwood.net/PostcardAlbum/Sussex/Barnham/BarnhamWindmill.htm. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
- ^ "Historic windmill to become apartments". Chichester Observer. http://www.chichester.co.uk/news/Historic-windmill-to-become-apartments.3713783.jp. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
[edit] External links
- Windmill World Page on John Baker's windmill.
[edit] Further reading
Hemming, Peter (1936). Windmills in Sussex. London: C W Daniel. Online version
