1820
Thomas Peters at mill
Thomas Peters was associated with Copperas Gap Mill from this year.
Site overview
Copperas Gap Mill at Portslade was a post mill. It was associated with Thomas Peters from 1820 and later with William, Francis, and Edwin Peters. The mill was demolished in 1882 after becoming unsafe.
No standing mill structure survives at the site.
Map
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No site photograph is currently available. Images will be added as field visits are carried out.
History
Copperas Gap Mill stood at Portslade as a post mill. Thomas Peters was associated with the mill from 1820 until around 1832. William and Francis Peters later ran the mill together, and Edwin Peters joined the family firm around 1870.
Edwin Peters continued after the partnership ended around 1880. In 1882 the mill was found to be unsafe and was demolished. The standing post mill has gone, and no surviving mill body, trestle, sails, windshaft, or machinery has been confirmed at the site.
Timeline
1870–1880
Peters family operation
William, Francis, and Edwin Peters were associated with the mill during its later working life.
1882
Mill demolished
Copperas Gap Mill was found to be unsafe and demolished.
Sources and records
List of windmills in East Sussex
My Brighton and Hove article: Copperas Gap Mill
Portslade History article: Copperas Gap Windmill
Sussex Mills Group windmills gazetteer
My Brighton and Hove article: Copperas Gap Mill
Portslade History article: Copperas Gap Windmill
Sussex Mills Group windmills gazetteer