1802–1818
Post mill stood with Beacon Mill
Rottingdean had both the post mill and Beacon Mill during this period.
Site overview
Rottingdean had a post mill standing during the early nineteenth century while Beacon Mill also stood on Beacon Hill. The post mill was part of the earlier windmilling landscape of the village and had gone after 1818. No standing post mill structure survives at this site.
Map
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No site photograph is currently available. Images will be added as field visits are carried out.
History
Rottingdean had a post mill as well as the surviving Beacon Mill. Between 1802 and 1818 the village had both the post mill and the newer smock mill on Beacon Hill. The post mill belonged to the earlier windmilling phase at Rottingdean and was no longer standing after the early nineteenth century.
No surviving post mill body, roundhouse, trestle, sails, or machinery has been confirmed at the site. The location is therefore recorded as a former post mill site only.
Timeline
1818
Post mill gone after early nineteenth century
The post mill was no longer part of the village windmilling landscape after the early nineteenth century.
Sources and records
Rottingdean Heritage article: Bazehill Post Windmill
List of windmills in East Sussex
Windmill World Sussex windmills gazetteer
Sussex Mills Group windmills gazetteer
List of windmills in East Sussex
Windmill World Sussex windmills gazetteer
Sussex Mills Group windmills gazetteer