1834
Tower mill built
Alfriston Windmill was built as a three-storey brick tower corn mill.
Site overview
Alfriston Windmill is a three-storey brick tower corn mill. It was built in 1834 and worked into the early twentieth century. A sail was damaged by a cow in 1905, after which the mill worked for another two years on two sails.
The machinery was removed in 1908, and the tower had been converted into a house by 1910. The surviving structure is the tower, with later additions and extensions.
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History
Alfriston Windmill was built in 1834 as a three-storey brick tower corn mill. It had four spring sails, a beehive cap winded by a six-bladed fantail, and two pairs of underdrift millstones. The mill worked until 1905, when a sail was damaged by a cow.
It then continued for two more years using two sails. In 1908 the machinery was removed. By 1910 the tower had been converted into a house.
The surviving structure is the brick tower, altered by later additions and extensions after its conversion to residential accommodation.
Timeline
1905
Sail damaged
A sail was damaged by a cow, after which the mill worked for another two years on two sails.
1908
Machinery removed
The machinery was removed from the mill.
1910
Converted to house
The tower had been converted into a house by this year.
Sources and records
Wikipedia article: Alfriston Windmill
Windmill World site entry
Mills Archive database entry
Brunnarius, The Windmills of Sussex
Windmill World site entry
Mills Archive database entry
Brunnarius, The Windmills of Sussex