Somerley Mill, Earnley

Somerley Mill is a grade II listed[1] smock mill at Earnley, Sussex, England, which is under restoration.

Earnley Windmill
The mill in 2005
Origin
Mill nameSomerley Mill
Mill locationSZ 817 983
Coordinates50°46′44″N 0°50′35″W
Operator(s)Private
Year builtc1803
Information
PurposeCorn mill
TypeSmock mill
StoreysThree-storey smock
Base storeysSingle-storey base
Smock sidesEight sides
No. of sailsFour sails
Type of sailsTwo Spring sails and two Common sails
WindingFantail
Auxiliary powerEngine
No. of pairs of millstonesTwo pairs, a third pair driven by engine

History

Somerley Mill, was first mentioned in 1803. It was raised in 1827, with a brick base being built under the mill. It was working until 1942.[2] Currently, only the tower stands, the cap having been removed and a temporary roof placed over the top of the smock.

Description

Somerley Mill is a three-storey smock mill on a single-storey brick base. It had a Beehive cap and was winded by a fantail. When working it had two Common sails and two Spring sails. The mill drove two pairs of overdrift millstones, with a third pair worked by engine.[2]

Millers

  • Ellis - 1942

References for above:-[2]

References

  1. Historic England. "EARNLEY WINDMILL, BELL LANE, EARNLEY, CHICHESTER, WEST SUSSEX (1278187)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 May 2008.
  2. Brunnarius, Martin (1979). The Windmills of Sussex. Chichester: Philimore. pp. 59–60, 190. ISBN 0-85033-345-8.

Hemming, Peter (1936). Windmills in Sussex. London: C W Daniel. Online version

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