• Source: Somerley Mill, Earnley

Somerley Mill is a grade II listed smock mill at Earnley, Sussex, England, which is under restoration.




History


Somerley Mill, was first mentioned in 1803. It was raised in 1827, with a brick base being built under the mill. It was working until 1942. Currently, only the tower stands, the cap having been removed and a temporary roof placed over the top of the smock.




Description



Somerley Mill is a three-storey smock mill on a single-storey brick base. It had a Beehive cap and was winded by a fantail. When working it had two Common sails and two Spring sails. The mill drove two pairs of overdrift millstones, with a third pair worked by engine.




Millers


Ellis - 1942
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References






External links


Windmill World Page on Earnley Windmill.
Hemming, Peter (1936). Windmills in Sussex. London: C W Daniel. Online version

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