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Windmill in Hertfordshire, England
Lannock Mill
is a
Grade II listed
[1]
tower mill
at
Weston
,
Hertfordshire
,
England
which is derelict.
History
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Lannock Mill was built in 1860. A windmill had previously been shown on Warburton's map dated 1720 and
Thomas Kitchin
's map dated 1749. The mill was built by Richard Christy, who worked it until his son Richard took over in 1868. In 1882, Richard Christy Jr emigrated to
America
and the mill was taken over by Thomas Sanderson. He installed a steam engine as auxiliary power. The mill was badly damaged in a storm in the late 1880s. Repairs including new sails and cap were carried out by Course's, the
Biggleswade
millwrights
. The steam engine was eventually replaced by a gas engine. The mill was working by wind into the early 1920s and by engine until 1929. The mill was stripped of machinery over the years, leaving the empty tower standing today.
[2]
Description
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For an explanation of the various pieces of machinery, see
Mill machinery
.
Lannock Mill is a five storey tower mill. The tower is 21 feet (6.40 m) internal diameter at the base with walls 2 feet (610 mm) thick. It is 15 feet (4.57 m) diameter at curb level with walls 1 foot 4 inches (410 mm) thick. The tower is 48 feet (14.63 m) to the curb. The mill stood over 60 feet (18.29 m) high to the top of the cap finial. It had an ogee cap winded by an eight bladed
fantail
. There were four
Single Patent sails
. The mill drove four pairs of
millstones
. The
great spur wheel
was of cast iron.
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Millers
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- Richard Christy 1860-68
- Richard Christy Jr 1868-82
- Thomas Sanderson 1868-88
- Charles T Stratton 1888-1929
Reference for above:-
[2]
References
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