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Corn mill worked
The smock mill worked as a wind-powered corn mill.
Site overview
Chailey Heritage Mill is a smock mill on Red House Common. It was built in 1836 and was the seventh mill on the site. The mill had earlier working associations with West Hoathly and Newhaven before being moved to Chailey.
It worked until the 1930s and is now a Grade II listed heritage mill housing a rural life museum.
Map
Map markers and directions links are provided for location reference only and do not indicate public access or permission to enter a site.
No site photograph is currently available. Images will be added as field visits are carried out.
History
Chailey Heritage Mill, also known as Beard's Mill, stands on Red House Common. It was built in 1836 and was the seventh mill on the site. The smock mill had earlier working associations with West Hoathly and Newhaven before being moved to Chailey.
It worked as a wind-powered corn mill until the 1930s. The mill was later preserved as a heritage structure and now houses a rural life museum. It is Grade II listed and remains one of the surviving smock mills of East Sussex.
Timeline
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Rural life museum established
The preserved smock mill was used to house a rural life museum.
1836
Smock mill built
Chailey Heritage Mill was built as the seventh mill on the Red House Common site.
1930–1939
Working ended
The mill worked until the 1930s.
Sources and records
Visit Lewes Chailey Windmill information
Windmill World site entry
Mills Archive catalogue entry
Sussex Mills Group windmills gazetteer
List of windmills in East Sussex
Windmill World site entry
Mills Archive catalogue entry
Sussex Mills Group windmills gazetteer
List of windmills in East Sussex