Waterhall Mill, Patcham

Waterhall Mill, also known as Westdene Windmill, is a grade II listed tower mill at Westdene, Sussex, England which has been converted to residential use. HistoryWaterhall Mill was built in 1885 by James Holloway, the Shoreham millwright. It was the last windmill built in Sussex, and was working until 1924. In World War II it was used by the Home Guard as a lookout post. The mill was converted into a house in 1963, retaining the machinery and externally restored. New sails were erected in 1972 The cap was partly rebuilt and new sails erected following a lightning strike in December 1990. DescriptionWaterhall Mill is a four-storey brick tower mill with a domed cap winded by a five-bladed fantail. It had four Spring Patent sails carried on a cast iron Windshaft. The iron Brake Wheel is fitted with Holloways screw brake. The mill drove three pairs of underdrift millstones. The tower is 19ft diameter at the base and 13ft diameter at the curb, having an overall height to 40ft to the curb. MillersJoseph Harris 1885 - 1903Bull - 1924 References for above: -Further readingOnline version

Waterhall Mill, also known as Westdene Windmill, is a grade II listed tower mill at Westdene, Sussex, England which has been converted to residential use. HistoryWaterhall Mill was built in 1885 by James Holloway, the Shoreham millwright. It was the last windmill built in Sussex, and was working until 1924. In World War II it was used by the Home Guard as a lookout post. The mill was converted into a house in 1963, retaining the machinery and externally restored. New sails were erected in 1972 The cap was partly rebuilt and new sails erected following a lightning strike in December 1990. DescriptionWaterhall Mill is a four-storey brick tower mill with a domed cap winded by a five-bladed fantail. It had four Spring Patent sails carried on a cast iron Windshaft. The iron Brake Wheel is fitted with Holloways screw brake. The mill drove three pairs of underdrift millstones. The tower is 19ft diameter at the base and 13ft diameter at the curb, having an overall height to 40ft to the curb. MillersJoseph Harris 1885 - 1903Bull - 1924 References for above: -Further readingOnline version