South Marsh Mill, Arundel

50°50′49″N 0°33′43″W / 50.847°N 0.562°W / 50.847; -0.562Operator(s)PrivateYear built1830InformationPurposeCorn millTypeTower millStoreysFive storeysNo. of sailsFour sailsType of sailsPatent sailsWindshaftCast ironWindingFantailAuxiliary powerEngine

South Marsh Mill is a grade II listed^[1] tower mill at Arundel, Sussex, England which has been converted to residential use.

History

South Marsh Mill was built in 1830. It was working by wind until 1915, when the windshaft snapped, but was worked by engine until 1922. The machinery was removed c.1941.^[2]

Description

South Marsh Mill is a five-storey tower mill. She had four Patent sails carried on a cast iron windshaft. The cap was a beehive shape, winded by a fantail. The mill drove three pairs of millstones. The cap now carried is a hexagonal shape. The fantail is missing.^[2] Various extensions have been made to the tower.^[1]

Millers

Messrs Dendy & Pellet 1830 - 1840
Henry Bartlett 1840 -
William Watkins 1840 -

References for above:-^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Historic England. "WINDMILL, FITZALAN ROAD (west side), ARUNDEL, ARUN, WEST SUSSEX (1353714)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 May 2008.
^ ^a ^b ^c Brunnarius, Martin (1979). The Windmills of Sussex. Chichester: Philimore. pp. 65–66, 190. ISBN 0-85033-345-8.