1850–1860
Hollow-post windpump built
The Westham hollow-post windpump was built in the mid nineteenth century.
Site overview
The windpump at the Weald and Downland Living Museum is a hollow post mill originally from Westham, near Pevensey. It was built in the mid nineteenth century and marked on an 1860 map. The windpump was re-erected at the museum in 1975, where it preserves the form of a small Sussex hollow-post water-pumping mill.
Map
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No site photograph is currently available. Images will be added as field visits are carried out.
History
The windpump at the Weald and Downland Living Museum at Singleton is a hollow post mill originally from Westham, near Pevensey. It was built in the mid nineteenth century and was marked on an 1860 map. The structure was designed for water pumping rather than corn milling.
It was moved to the open-air museum and re-erected there in 1975. The surviving windpump preserves a small-scale Sussex hollow-post mill type within the museum landscape.
Timeline
1860
Windpump marked on map
The Westham windpump was marked on an 1860 map.
1975
Windpump re-erected
The hollow-post windpump was re-erected at the Weald and Downland Living Museum in 1975.
Sources and records
Weald and Downland Living Museum building information
Wikipedia article: Weald and Downland Living Museum
Wikishire article: Weald and Downland Living Museum
Sussex Mills Group: Sussex Windmills and Watermills Open to View
Wikipedia article: Weald and Downland Living Museum
Wikishire article: Weald and Downland Living Museum
Sussex Mills Group: Sussex Windmills and Watermills Open to View