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Lower brick portion survived
The brick lower portion survived after the loss of the post mill body.
Site overview
Down Mill was a post mill at Bexhill-on-Sea in East Sussex. It was a weatherboarded and whitewashed post mill, and a 1934 view shows the mill advertising flour for diabetic bread. The lower brick portion remained after the loss of the windmill structure.
The site is associated with the later Windmill Drive area of Bexhill.
Map
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History
Down Mill stood at Bexhill-on-Sea in East Sussex. It was a weatherboarded and whitewashed post mill used for milling, with a brick lower portion below the timber body. By 1934 the mill still stood and advertised produce including diabetic bread.
A millstone stood outside the lower part of the building. The windmill body has since disappeared, but the lower brick portion survived after the loss of the post mill above. The former mill site is now associated with the Windmill Drive area of Bexhill.
Timeline
1934
Post mill still standing
Down Mill stood at Bexhill as a weatherboarded and whitewashed post mill.
1934
Diabetic bread advertised
The mill advertised produce including diabetic bread while still standing.
Sources and records
Windmill World entry: Bexhill windmill
Guy Blythman Windmill Photographic Register
Sussex Mills Group windmill gazetteer
List of windmills in East Sussex
Guy Blythman Windmill Photographic Register
Sussex Mills Group windmill gazetteer
List of windmills in East Sussex