Washington Windmill
The mill in 2005
Origin
Mill name	Rock Mill
Grid reference	TQ 128 137
Coordinates	50°54′42″N 0°23′48″W  /  50.9117°N 0.3966°W  / 50.9117; -0.3966
Operator(s)	Private
Year built	1823
Information
Purpose	Corn mill
Type	Smock mill
Storeys	Three store smock
Base storeys	Single-storey base
Smock sides	Eight sides
No. of sails	Four sails
Type of sails	Patent sails (missing)
Winding	Fantail (missing)
No. of pairs of millstones	Three pairs
Listed Building ? Grade II
Official name	Rock Windmill
Designated	24 February 1977
Reference no.	1354092

Rock Mill is a Grade II listed ^[1] smock mill at Washington , West Sussex , England, which has been converted to residential use.

History [ edit ]

Rock Mill was built in 1823. ^[2] The mill was working at the outbreak of the First World War but was converted to a house in about 1919, using the machinery as decoration. ^[3] The composer John Ireland bought the mill in 1953 ^[2] and died there in 1962. ^[4] As of 2007, the mill is used as offices. ^[2]

Description [ edit ]

Rock Mill is a three-storey smock mill on a single-storey base, formerly carrying a beehive cap winded by a fantail . It had four Patent sails and drove three pairs of millstones (two pairs French Burr and one pair of Peak stones). ^[3]

Millers [ edit ]

• Thomas Harwood, 1837 ^[3]
• Henry Harwood, 1837-40 ^[3]
• E. Mitchell, 1845-55 ^[3]
• S.A. Coote, 1890 ^[3]

References [ edit ]

External links [ edit ]

• Windmill World webpage on Rock Mill.