1802
Smock mill built
Old Duck Mill was built at Kingston near Lewes as a smock corn mill.
Site overview
Old Duck Mill at Kingston near Lewes was a smock corn mill. It was built in 1802 and collapsed in 1891. The surviving remains are the lower walling of the base, later associated with a disused swimming pool inside the former mill footprint.
Map
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History
Old Duck Mill stood at Kingston near Lewes as a smock corn mill. It was built in 1802 and worked during the nineteenth century. The smock mill collapsed in 1891, ending the survival of the complete structure.
The lower base remained after the collapse. By the later twentieth century the surviving lower walling was still identifiable, with a disused swimming pool set inside the former base. The site therefore survives as base remains rather than as a standing smock mill.
Timeline
1891
Mill collapsed
The smock mill collapsed, leaving the base.
1976
Base remains visible
The lower walling of the base survived with a disused swimming pool inside the former mill footprint.
Sources and records
Windmill World site entry
Mills Archive catalogue references
Guy Blythman windmill photograph addenda
List of windmills in East Sussex
Mills Archive catalogue references
Guy Blythman windmill photograph addenda
List of windmills in East Sussex