Lower Mill, Woodchurch

Lower Mill, Woodchurch
Lower Mill in 1995
Map
Origin
Grid referenceTQ 943 353
Coordinates51°5′0″N 0°46′22″E / 51.08333°N 0.77278°E / 51.08333; 0.77278
Operator(s)Kent County Council
Year built1820
Information
PurposeCorn mill
TypeSmock mill
StoreysThree-storey smock
Base storeysSingle-storey base
Smock sidesEight-sided
No. of sailsFour
Type of sailsPatent sails
WindshaftCast iron
WindingFantail
Fantail bladesEight blades
No. of pairs of millstonesThree pairs
Other informationMill worked with Spring sails during its commercial life. Fitted with Patent sails on restoration.

Lower Mill is a smock mill in Woodchurch, Kent, England that was built in 1820. It was a Scheduled Ancient Monument from 1976 to 1978,[1][2] and remains a Grade II* listed building.[3]

  1. ^ Historic England. "WOODCHURCH WINDMILL (419364)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 19 April 2008.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Arch2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Historic England. "Woodchurch Windmill (Grade II*) (1121143)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 April 2014.