1808
Tower mill built
St John's Mill was built at Eastbourne in 1808 to replace an earlier tower mill.
Site overview
St John's Mill, also known as Hurst's Mill, was a tower mill at Eastbourne. It replaced an earlier tower mill in 1808 and remained part of the town's milling landscape into the twentieth century. The mill was demolished in 1950, and the remains of the tower base were photographed in 1953.
Map
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History
St John's Mill stood at Eastbourne and was also known as Hurst's Mill. It was a tower mill built in 1808 to replace an earlier tower mill on the Eastbourne mill site. The mill worked as part of Eastbourne's wind-powered corn-milling industry and retained two sets of shuttered sweeps during its working life.
By the mid twentieth century it had ceased working and was demolished in 1950. The remains of the tower base survived after demolition and were photographed in 1953.
Timeline
1950
Mill demolished
St John's Mill was demolished in 1950.
1953
Tower base remained
The remains of the tower base survived after demolition and were photographed in 1953.
Sources and records
Wikipedia article: List of windmills in East Sussex
Mills Archive catalogue entry: Remains of tower base, St John's Mill, Eastbourne
Archives Hub: St John's Mill, Eastbourne
Sussex Industrial History article: Windmill sweeps in Sussex and Kent
Mills Archive catalogue entry: Remains of tower base, St John's Mill, Eastbourne
Archives Hub: St John's Mill, Eastbourne
Sussex Industrial History article: Windmill sweeps in Sussex and Kent