1724
Post mill established
Sloman's Old Mill was standing at Udimore before 1724.
Site overview
Sloman's Old Mill was a post mill at Udimore, near Rye. It stood a short distance east of Udimore church and was built before 1724. The mill disappeared sometime after 1779.
No standing post-mill structure survives at the site.
Map
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No site photograph is currently available. Images will be added as field visits are carried out.
History
Sloman's Old Mill stood at Udimore, near Rye, as one of two windmills east of Udimore church. It was a post mill and was built before 1724. The mill survived through the eighteenth century and disappeared sometime after 1779.
Its detailed working history, ownership, machinery, and exact date of removal have not been established here. No standing post-mill structure survives at the site.
Timeline
1779
Mill still present
Sloman's Old Mill remained at Udimore after 1779.
Sources and records
Sussex Industrial Archaeology Society Newsletter No. 95
Sussex Mills Group: Lost Mills
Wikipedia article: List of windmills in East Sussex
Mills Archive catalogue material: Udimore post mill
Sussex Mills Group: Lost Mills
Wikipedia article: List of windmills in East Sussex
Mills Archive catalogue material: Udimore post mill