1803
Smock mill present
Almer's Mill was present at Ockley from the early nineteenth century.
Site overview
Almer's Mill, also known as Elmer's Mill, was a smock mill at Ockley in Surrey. It stood from the early nineteenth century and collapsed in 1944, leaving the base. The former mill was later reconstructed as an authentic-looking smock mill for residential use, retaining the site's windmill identity after the collapse of the original working structure.
Map
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History
Almer's Mill, also known as Elmer's Mill, stood at Ockley as a village smock mill. It was present from 1803 and remained a recognised local windmill until its collapse in 1944. The collapse left the base as the surviving part of the original structure.
The remains were later used in a reconstruction intended to reproduce the appearance of a smock mill, with the rebuilt structure adapted for residential use. The present site therefore reflects both the loss of the original working mill and the later reinstatement of a windmill form on the same site.
Timeline
1944
Mill collapsed
The smock mill collapsed, leaving the base.
2008–2012
Mill reconstructed
The mill was reconstructed as an authentic-looking smock mill and adapted for residential use.
Sources and records
Windmill World site entry
Mills Archive database entry
Wikipedia article: Ockley
Ockley Magazine article
Archives Hub Mills Archive catalogue records
Mills Archive database entry
Wikipedia article: Ockley
Ockley Magazine article
Archives Hub Mills Archive catalogue records