1784
Mill first mentioned
Frimley Green Windmill was first mentioned in the ownership of Mr Terry.
Site overview
Frimley Green Windmill is a four-storey brick tower corn mill. It was first mentioned in 1784 in the ownership of Mr Terry. Ownership passed to Thomas Lilley in 1792, William Collins in 1801, and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, in 1803.
The mill was disused by 1870 and the derelict shell was converted to residential use in 1914.
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History
Frimley Green Windmill is a brick tower corn mill. It was first mentioned in 1784 in the ownership of Mr Terry. By 1792 it had passed to Thomas Lilley, with George Marshall named as miller, and in 1801 it passed to William Collins, with John Banks as miller.
In 1803 the mill came into the ownership of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, and remained in military ownership until at least 1832 and probably later. The mill was disused by 1870. The derelict shell was converted to residential use in 1914.
The surviving structure is a four-storey brick tower, and the mill had at least one pair of spring or patent sails during its working life.
Timeline
1792
Ownership passed to Thomas Lilley
The mill passed to Thomas Lilley, with George Marshall named as miller.
1801
Ownership passed to William Collins
The mill passed to William Collins, with John Banks as miller.
1803
Royal Military College ownership
The mill passed into the ownership of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.
1870
Mill disused
The tower mill was disused by this year.
1914
Converted to residential use
The derelict shell was converted to residential use.
Sources and records
Wikipedia article: Frimley Green Windmill
Windmill World site entry
Mills Archive mill database entry
Kent Archive Muggeridge Collection record
Local Frimley Green windmill history article
Windmill World site entry
Mills Archive mill database entry
Kent Archive Muggeridge Collection record
Local Frimley Green windmill history article