1843
Bolen's Mill burnt down
Bolen's Mill at Newhaven burnt down in November 1843.
Site overview
Newhaven had a windmill site occupied first by Bolen's Mill and then by a smock mill moved from Highbrook. Bolen's Mill burnt down in November 1843. Hammingden Mill, built at Highbrook in 1830, was moved to Newhaven in 1844 to replace it.
The smock mill served at Newhaven until 1864, when it was moved again to North Chailey.
Map
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History
Newhaven had a windmill site above the town. Bolen's Mill, a post mill associated with the Bollen family for more than a century, burnt down in November 1843 after the machinery overheated during heavy working. In 1844 Hammingden Mill, a smock mill built at Highbrook in 1830, was moved to Newhaven to replace the lost post mill.
At Newhaven it also served as a navigation mark for sailors. The smock mill worked at Newhaven until 1864, when the erection of a steam mill made it redundant. It was then moved by bullock carts to North Chailey, where it became Heritage Mill.
Timeline
1844
Smock mill erected
Hammingden Mill was moved from Highbrook to Newhaven in 1844 to replace the burnt post mill.
1864
Smock mill moved to Chailey
The Newhaven smock mill was moved to North Chailey in 1864 after the erection of a steam mill.
Sources and records
Our Newhaven: Newhaven bridge, Denton Island, old river and bridges
Mills Archive: Hammingden Mill, Highbrook
Chailey Parish Council: Chailey Windmill and Museum of Local Artefacts
Wikipedia article: Heritage Mill, North Chailey
Wikipedia article: List of windmills in East Sussex
Mills Archive: Hammingden Mill, Highbrook
Chailey Parish Council: Chailey Windmill and Museum of Local Artefacts
Wikipedia article: Heritage Mill, North Chailey
Wikipedia article: List of windmills in East Sussex