Tower mill, Epwell
A wind-powered corn mill in the historic county of Oxfordshire, England.
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This tower mill, built of yellow sandstone and with 4 patent sails, is said to have worked until 1912. It is shown on Ogilby’s maps of the coach routes of England (1675). Although carrying four sweeps and appearing to be in working order in 1907, the mill was described as out of use. There are no remains.
Full details
| Power source | Wind |
| Mill type | Tower mill |
| Mill function | Corn mill |
| Archive ID | 1614 |
| Location | Epwell |
| Historic county | Oxfordshire |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| NGR | SP 361 405 |
| Latitude/longitude | 52.06170800, -1.47485050 |
Location
References
- Anthony Bryan, Mills Research Group Database
- Foreman, Wilfred, Oxfordshire Mills (Phillimore & Co, 1983)
- Smith, Arthur C., Windmills in Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire (Stevenage Museum publications, 1975)
- The Museum of the History of Science, Oxford has three photos, taken by HMJ Underhill, dated 1907. Photocopies of these photos are in the Mills Archive collection.
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