Capel Windmill | |
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Origin | |
Mill name | Shiremark Mill Kingsfold Mill Capel Mill |
Grid reference | TQ 1719 3760 |
Coordinates | 51°07′33″N 0°19′36″W / 51.12578°N 0.32673°W |
Year built | 1774 |
Information | |
Purpose | Corn mill |
Type | Smock mill |
Storeys | Three-storey smock |
Base storeys | Single-storey base |
Smock sides | Eight sides |
No. of sails | Four sails |
Type of sails | Double Patent sails |
Windshaft | Cast iron |
Winding | Hand winded by wheel and chain |
No. of pairs of millstones | Two pairs |
Year lost | Burnt down 1972 |
Other information | Only windmill with stones on a hurst frame south of the River Thames |
Shiremark Mill, also known as Kingsfold Mill or Capel Mill was a listed Smock mill at Capel, Surrey, England, which was burnt down in 1972.[1]