East Wittering Windmill
{{Short description|Windmill in East Wittering, West Sussex, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox Windmill
|name = East Wittering Windmill
|image = East Wittering mill.jpg
|image_size = 250px
|caption = The mill in 2005
|name_of_mill = East Wittering Mill
|location_of_mill = {{oscoor|SZ797973|SZ 797 973}}
|coordinates = {{Coord|50.770|-0.871|type:landmark_region:GB|display=inline,title|format=dms}}
|operator = Private
|built = c1810
|purpose = Corn mill
|type = Tower mill
|storeys = Four storeys
|sail_number = Four sails
|sail_type = Two Spring sails and two Common sails
|windshaft =
|winding = Fantail
|fantail_blades =
|auxpower =
|pairs_of_millstones= Two pairs
|stone_size =
|other =
}}
East Wittering Windmill is a grade II listed{{NHLE| num= 1026108| desc = EAST WITTERING WINDMILL, CHURCH ROAD, WEST WITTERING, CHICHESTER, WEST SUSSEX| access-date= 2008-05-14}} tower mill at East Wittering, Sussex, England which is derelict.
History
East Wittering Windmill was first mentioned in 1810. The mill was working by wind until 1895, and the sails were removed in 1896. The cap was blown off in 1931. The derelict tower retained some machinery in 1974, but was burnt out in May 1975, with the windshaft falling within the tower.{{cite book | first = Martin| last = Brunnarius| year = 1979| title = The Windmills of Sussex| pages = 131–132, 196| publisher = Philimore| location = Chichester| isbn= 0-85033-345-8}}
Description
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East Wittering Windmill is a four-storey cement rendered brick tower mill. It had two Spring sails and two Common sails. The beehive cap was winded by a fantail. The sails were set with the aid of a travelling stage. The mill drove two pairs of underdrift millstones. The derelict tower stands today.
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Further reading
{{cite book | first = Peter| last = Hemming| year = 1936| title = Windmills in Sussex| publisher = C W Daniel| location = London}} [http://theweald.org/bk.asp?BookId=wind900&xid=A&xnm=1 Online version] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091012160042/http://theweald.org/bk.asp?BookId=wind900&xid=A&xnm=1 |date=12 October 2009 }}
{{Sussex Windmills}}
Category:Industrial buildings completed in 1810
Category:Tower mills in the United Kingdom
Category:Grinding mills in the United Kingdom
Category:Grade II listed buildings in West Sussex