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Converted to residential use
The tower mill was converted to residential use.
Site overview
South Marsh Mill at Arundel is a five-storey tower corn mill. It was built in 1830 and worked by wind until 1915, when the cast-iron windshaft snapped in a gale. The mill continued with engine power until 1922.
The machinery was removed around 1941, and the tower was later converted to residential use. The tower survives with a later hexagonal cap and extensions.
Map
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History
South Marsh Mill was built at Arundel in 1830 as a five-storey tower corn mill. It had four patent sails carried on a cast-iron windshaft, a beehive cap winded by a fantail, and three pairs of millstones. The mill worked by wind until 1915, when the windshaft snapped in a gale.
Engine power then kept the mill working until 1922. The machinery was removed around 1941. The tower was later converted into residential use.
The surviving mill has a later hexagonal cap, no fantail, and extensions added to the tower.
Timeline
1830
Tower mill built
South Marsh Mill was built as a five-storey tower corn mill.
1915
Windshaft snapped
The cast-iron windshaft snapped in a gale, ending working by wind.
1922
Engine working ended
The mill continued by engine power until this year.
1941
Machinery removed
The machinery was removed around this year.
Sources and records
Wikipedia article: South Marsh Mill, Arundel
Historic England National Heritage List entry
Windmill World site entry
Mills Archive database entry
Brunnarius, The Windmills of Sussex
Historic England National Heritage List entry
Windmill World site entry
Mills Archive database entry
Brunnarius, The Windmills of Sussex