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Ruins consolidated
The surviving base has been consolidated as a historic feature within a modern housing estate.
Site overview
Hammond's Mill was a smock corn mill at Billingshurst. It was built in 1825 and was tailwinded in 1896. The mill was blown down in 1906, and the wooden superstructure had gone by the early twentieth century.
The surviving consolidated ruins form a historic feature within a modern housing estate.
Map
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History
Hammond's Mill stood at Billingshurst as a smock corn mill. It was built in 1825 and worked as a wind-powered mill with a brick base and timber smock superstructure. In 1896 the mill was tailwinded, damaging its working structure.
The mill was blown down in 1906, and the wooden superstructure had been lost by the early twentieth century. The surviving remains comprise the base of the former smock mill. The ruins have since been consolidated and retained as a historic feature within a modern housing estate.
Timeline
1825
Smock mill built
Hammond's Mill was built as a smock corn mill in 1825.
1896
Mill tailwinded
The smock mill was tailwinded in 1896.
1906
Mill blown down
Hammond's Mill was blown down in 1906.
Sources and records
Windmill World entry: Hammond's Mill, Billingshurst
List of windmills in West Sussex
Mills Archive catalogue entry: Hammond's Mill, Billingshurst
Historic environment summary: Hammond's Mill, Billingshurst
List of windmills in West Sussex
Mills Archive catalogue entry: Hammond's Mill, Billingshurst
Historic environment summary: Hammond's Mill, Billingshurst