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Corn mill worked
The mill worked as a wind-powered corn mill with sails, fantail, and milling machinery.
Site overview
King's Mill at Shipley is a smock corn mill built in 1879. It stands on a brick base and was fitted with a fantail, patent sails, and working corn-milling machinery. The mill worked commercially into the twentieth century and later became widely known through its use as the windmill in the television series Jonathan Creek.
It was restored but later affected by a dispute over its lease.
Map
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No site photograph is currently available. Images will be added as field visits are carried out.
History
King's Mill at Shipley was built in 1879 as a smock corn mill. It is an eight-sided smock mill on a brick base, with a fantail and shuttered sails. Some components are believed to have come from a disused mill at nearby Coldwaltham.
The mill worked as a corn mill and retained machinery after its working life. It later became known as the windmill used in the television series Jonathan Creek. The mill was restored and open to visitors for a period, but later access and maintenance were affected by a dispute over the lease.
The surviving structure remains one of the best-known smock mills in Sussex.
Timeline
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Mill restored
The smock mill was restored and retained its windmill form and machinery.
1879
Smock mill built
King's Mill was built at Shipley as a smock corn mill.
Sources and records
Windmill World site entry
Wikipedia article: Shipley Windmill
Mills Archive catalogue entry
Sussex Mills Group windmills gazetteer
List of windmills in West Sussex
Wikipedia article: Shipley Windmill
Mills Archive catalogue entry
Sussex Mills Group windmills gazetteer
List of windmills in West Sussex