Bembridge Mill, Bembridge
A wind-powered corn mill in the historic county of Hampshire, England.
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Dating probably from the early/mid 18th century, Bembridge mill has a 38 foot stone tower, four common sails and a triangular cap. It was sketched by J M W Turner in 1795.
The mill ceased work in 1913 and became derelict. Some repairs were carried out in the 1930s after an appeal by the SPAB Windmill Section, after which it was used as a cowshed and a WWII observation post. It became a Grade I listed building and was restored and given to the National Trust in 1961, becoming a visitor attraction and the only surviving windmill on the island.
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| Alternative names | Knowle Mill |
| Power source | Wind |
| Mill type | Tower mill |
| Mill function | Corn mill |
| Archive ID | 8791 |
| Location | Bembridge, Isle of Wight |
| Historic county | Hampshire |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| NGR | SZ 63982 87471 |
| Latitude/longitude | 50.68338500, -1.09571200 |
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Photo: Sara & Oscar Jarman
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Photo: Sara & Oscar Jarman
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Photo: Sara & Oscar Jarman
References
- Blythman, Guy, Windmills of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight (Mills Archive, 2016), p. 83
- Historic England National Heritage List for England
- https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/bembridge-windmill
- Ken Kirsopp, Hampshire windmills notebooks, KIRS-25863
- Ordnance Survey six-inch map, Hampshire & Isle of Wight XCVI (1866)
- Windmill World
Contributors
Sara & Oscar Jarman, May 2016
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