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Converted for vineyard use
The tower now serves as a tasting room and shop for Nutbourne Vineyards.
Site overview
Nutbourne Windmill is a tower mill at Nutbourne. It was built in 1854 and had a short working life, stopping around 1894. The mill then became derelict, although its cap was still present during the Second World War.
The tower now serves as a tasting room and shop for Nutbourne Vineyards.
Map
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History
Nutbourne Windmill was built in 1854 as a five-storey brick and stone tower mill. It had a stage at first-floor level, a beehive cap winded by fantail, and is thought to have worked with four spring sails. The mill drove two pairs of underdrift millstones.
Its working life was short, ending around 1894. The mill gradually became derelict, although the cap was still on the tower during the Second World War. At some later point the tail beam failed, leaving the windshaft hanging vertically at the top of the tower, supported by the stocks.
The surviving tower has since been adapted to serve as a tasting room and shop for Nutbourne Vineyards.
Timeline
1854
Tower mill built
Nutbourne Windmill was built in 1854.
1894
Working life ended
The mill stopped working around 1894.
1939–1945
Cap still present
The cap was still on the mill during the Second World War.
Sources and records
Wikipedia article: Nutbourne Windmill
Windmill World entry: Nutbourne Manor windmill
Nutbourne Vineyards material on The Windmill Shop
Mills Archive catalogue entry: Nutbourne Windmill
Windmill World entry: Nutbourne Manor windmill
Nutbourne Vineyards material on The Windmill Shop
Mills Archive catalogue entry: Nutbourne Windmill