St Margaret's Bay Windmill
| St Margaret's Bay Windmill | |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Mill location |
TR 363 436 51°08′35″N 1°22′37″E / 51.143°N 1.377°E |
| Year built | 1929 |
| Information | |
| Purpose | Electricity generation |
| Type | Smock mill |
| Storeys | Three storey smock |
| Base storeys | Single storey base |
| Smock sides | Eight sided |
| Number of sails | Four |
| Type of sails | Double Patent sails |
| Windshaft | Cast iron |
| Winding | Fantail |
| Fantail blades | Six blades |
| Other information | Last new build traditional windmill in Kent. |
St Margarets Bay Windmill is a Grade II listed[1] Smock mill in St Margaret-at-Cliffe, Kent, England that was built in 1929 to generate electricity.
History
St Margarets Bay Windmill was built by Holman's, the Canterbury millwrights for Sir William Bearswell. It was built to generate elictricity and started generating in June 1929.[2] The mill ceased to generate electricity in 1939, when the dynamo was removed.[3] During the [[Second World War, the mill was occupied by a special branch of the WRNS.[4] Repairs were done to the mill in 1969 by millwrights Vincent Pargeter and Philip Lennard. These included a new fantail and repairs to the sails.[3]
Description
St Margarets Bay windmill is a three storey smock mill on a single storey brick base. It has four patent sails and is winded by a fantail.[2] The mill generated electricity via a dynamo and is now used as residential accommodation, a use it has always had.[3]
See also
References
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- Windmill World page on the mill
- ↑ "ST MARGARET'S BAY WINDMILL, THE FRONT, ST MARGARETS AT CLIFFE, DOVER, KENT". English Heritage. Retrieved 2008-04-19.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Coles Finch, William (1933). Watermills and Windmills. London: C W Daniel Company. pp. p268.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 West, Jenny (1973). The Windmills of Kent. London: Charles Skilton Ltd. pp. p67–68. SBN 284-98534-1.
- ↑ Brown, R J (1976). Windmills of England. London: Robert Hale. pp. p108–09. ISBN 0 7091 5641 3.
