Cromer Windmill, Ardeley

Ardeley Windmill
The mill in 2006
Map
Origin
Mill nameCromer Mill
Mill locationTL 304 286
Coordinates51°56′27.84″N 0°06′13.22″W / 51.9410667°N 0.1036722°W / 51.9410667; -0.1036722
Operator(s)Hertfordshire Building Preservation Trust www.hertfordshirebpt.org
Year built1681
Information
PurposeCorn mill
TypePost mill
Roundhouse storeysSingle storey roundhouse
No. of sailsFour sails
Type of sailsPatent sails
WindshaftCast iron
WindingLadder mounted fantail
Fantail bladesEight blades
Auxiliary powerSteam engine, later replaced by an Oil engine
No. of pairs of millstonesTwo pairs, a third pair driven by engine
Size of millstonesOne pair is 4 feet 4 inches (1.32 m) diameter
Other informationOnly surviving post mill in Hertfordshire

Cromer Windmill, restored in four stages between 1967 and 1998, is a Grade II* listed[1] post mill at Cromer, Ardeley, Hertfordshire, England.

  1. ^ Historic England. "CROMER WINDMILL, ARDELEY, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE (1101453)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 June 2009.