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Smock mill, Cranleigh

A wind-powered canal pumping mill/wheel and corn mill in the historic county of Surrey, England.

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Cranleigh Mill was originally built to be a wind pump, to pump water for the Wey & Arun Canal. It was a smock mill, built 16 feet high and 12 feet wide, driving 2 12-inch pumps.

Full details

Power source Wind
Mill type Smock mill
Mill function Canal pumping mill/wheel, Corn mill
Archive ID 11263
Location Cranleigh
Historic county Surrey
Country England, United Kingdom
NGR TQ 035 402
Latitude/longitude 51.15168035, -0.52093511

Location

References

  • Gregory, Roy, The Industrial Windmill in Britain (Phillimore, 2005) p 139
  • Kenneth G Farries and Martin T Mason, The Windmills of Surrey and Inner London (Charles Skilton, 1966)

 

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