1781
Mill built at Pett
Hogg Hill Mill was built at Pett as a post mill.
Site overview
Hogg Hill Mill stands at Icklesham. It was built at Pett in 1781 and moved to Icklesham in 1790. The mill worked by wind until 1920, when it stopped because of a weak weatherbeam.
It was later restored and converted into a private recording studio associated with Paul McCartney.
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History
Hogg Hill Mill stands at Icklesham and is a post mill on a two-storey roundhouse. It was built at Pett in 1781 and moved to Icklesham in 1790. The mill worked as a corn mill and retained a distinctive roof-mounted fantail, a rare feature among surviving English post mills.
It has four spring sails carried on a cast-iron windshaft and drove two pairs of millstones arranged head and tail. The brake wheel has been removed, but the wooden tail wheel survives. The mill stopped working by wind in 1920 because of a weak weatherbeam.
It was later restored, and in the 1980s it was converted into a private recording studio. It is now associated with Paul McCartney's Hog Hill Mill studio.
Timeline
1790
Mill moved to Icklesham
The post mill was moved from Pett to Icklesham.
1920
Wind working ended
The mill stopped working by wind because of a weak weatherbeam.
1961
Mill listed
Hogg Hill Mill was listed for its architectural and historic interest.
1981
Mill acquired for studio use
Paul McCartney acquired the windmill as part of his Peasmarsh property.
1985
Recording studio completed
The restored windmill was converted into a private recording studio.
Sources and records
Hogg Hill Mill article
Mills Archive entry: Hogg Hill Mill, Icklesham
The ARC catalogue entry: Windmill in Pett and Icklesham
The Paul McCartney Project: Completion of Hog Hill Mill home studio
Windmill World entry: Hogg Hill Mill
Mills Archive entry: Hogg Hill Mill, Icklesham
The ARC catalogue entry: Windmill in Pett and Icklesham
The Paul McCartney Project: Completion of Hog Hill Mill home studio
Windmill World entry: Hogg Hill Mill