1785
Post mill established
Southern Mill was established as a post mill on the western side of Lewes by the late eighteenth century.
Site overview
Southern Mill, also known as Pain's Mill and St Ann's Mill, was a post mill on the western side of Lewes. It formed part of the group of windmills historically associated with Kingston Mills. The mill was shown by the late eighteenth century and remained a recognised Lewes windmill site into the early twentieth century.
It was demolished in about 1912 or 1913. No standing post-mill structure survives.
Map
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No site photograph is currently available. Images will be added as field visits are carried out.
History
Southern Mill stood on the western side of Lewes and was one of the mills historically associated with the Kingston Mills group. It was a post mill and was also known as Pain's Mill after William Pain, a miller connected with the site in the later nineteenth century. It was also called St Ann's Mill, reflecting its position in the Lewes parish of St Ann.
The mill was shown on an eighteenth-century map and remained part of the Lewes windmilling landscape through the nineteenth century. It survived into the early twentieth century but was demolished in about 1912 or 1913. No standing post-mill structure survives at the site.
Timeline
1912–1913
Mill demolished
Southern Mill was demolished in about 1912 or 1913.
Sources and records
Wikipedia article: List of windmills in East Sussex
Sussex Industrial Archaeology Society: Sussex Industrial History article on Kingston Mills
Sussex Postcards: Frederick Douglas Miller notes
Sussex Industrial Archaeology Society: Sussex Industrial History article on Kingston Mills
Sussex Postcards: Frederick Douglas Miller notes