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Post mill worked
Golden Cross operated as a wind-powered post corn mill.
Site overview
Golden Cross post mill was a wind-powered corn mill near Herstmonceux. The surviving element is the roundhouse, which has been converted to domestic use. The post mill body has been lost, leaving the roundhouse as the main visible part of the former mill site.
Map
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No site photograph is currently available. Images will be added as field visits are carried out.
History
Golden Cross post mill stood near Herstmonceux as a wind-powered post corn mill. The working mill body has not survived. The roundhouse remained after the loss of the upper mill structure and was converted to residential use.
The site now survives through the former roundhouse rather than through a complete post mill. The construction date, final working date, and machinery details have not been established for this specific site.
Timeline
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Roundhouse converted
The surviving post mill roundhouse was converted to residential use.
Sources and records
Windmill World site entry
Mills Archive catalogue entry
Sussex Mills Group windmills gazetteer
Mills Archive catalogue entry
Sussex Mills Group windmills gazetteer