Brent Pelham Windmill
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Grade II listed windmill in Brent Pelham, Hertfordshire, England
| Brent Pelham Windmill | |
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| Origin | |
| Mill name | Brent Pelham Mill |
| Mill location | TL 433 313 |
| Coordinates | 51°57′42″N 0°05′11″E / 51.96167°N 0.08639°E / 51.96167; 0.08639 |
| Operator(s) | Private |
| Year built | 1826 |
| Information | |
| Purpose | Corn mill |
| Type | Smock |
| Storeys | Two-storey smock |
| Base storeys | Single-storey base |
| Smock sides | Eight sides |
| No. of sails | Four sails |
| No. of pairs of millstones | Two pairs |
Brent Pelham Windmill is a Grade II listed[1] smock mill at Brent Pelham, Hertfordshire, England which is derelict.[2][3]
Brent Pelham Mill was built in 1826 by William Halden,[1] who was at Meesden windmill in 1827. It was working until at least 1890 and was disused by 1898. At some point the mill was stripped of machinery and a water tank was built on the smock tower. The mill survives in this form today, clad in corrugated iron.[4]
Description
For an explanation of the various pieces of machinery, see Mill machinery.
Brent Pelham Mill is a two-storey smock mill on a single-storey brick base. It had four sails and drove two pairs of millstones.[4] The weatherboarding is vertical, and survives under the corrugated iron.[1]
Millers
- Peter Harris 1839-54
- Thomas Miles 1855-63
- Walter Watson 1863-90
Reference for above:-[4]
References
- 1 2 3 Historic England. "THE OLD WINDMILL, THE KENNELS, BRENT PELHAM, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE (/1176043)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
- ↑ "Brent Pelham Windmill" Windmill World. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
- ↑ "The Old Windmill, Brent Pelham" British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
- 1 2 3 Moore, Cyril (1999). Hertfordshire Windmills and Windmillers. Sawbridgeworth: Windsup Publishing. pp. 108–109. ISBN 0-9533861-0-4.
External links
- Windmill World webpage on Brent Pelham Mill.