Black Mill, Whitstable

Black Mill, Whitstable
Black Mill, Whitstable
Origin
Grid reference	TR 105 652
Coordinates	51°20′46.5″N 1°1′20″E / 51.346250°N 1.02222°ECoordinates: 51°20′46.5″N 1°1′20″E / 51.346250°N 1.02222°E
Year built	1815
Information
Purpose	Corn mill
Type	Smock mill
Storeys	Four-storey smock
Base storeys	Single-storey base
Smock sides	Eight-sided
No. of sails	Four
Type of sails	Patent sails
Windshaft	Cast iron
Winding	Fantail
Fantail blades	Six blades
No. of pairs of millstones	Three pairs

Black Mill, or Borstal Hill Mill is a smock mill in Whitstable, Kent, England that was built in 1815. It is now a part of a private residence at the end of Millers Court.

History[]

Black Mill was built in 1815. A mill that previously stood on the site was marked on Bowen's map of 1736. The mill had been painted white when built, but was tarred in 1885, thus gaining its name of Black Mill. Trinity House had to be notified, as the mill was a navigational landmark for sailors. The mill last worked circa 1905 and in 1928 was converted into a studio by the artist Laurence Irving, the grandson of Sir Henry Irving.^[1] The mill was later converted into a motel.^[2] The converted tower still contains the major milling machinery, and externally bears stocks and a dummy fantail.

Description[]

Black mill is a four-storey smock mill on a single-storey brick base. There was a stage at first-floor level. It had four patent sails carried on a cast-iron windshaft. The Brake wheel survives. This drove a cast-iron Wallower mounted on a wooden Upright Shaft. The Great Spur Wheel also survives. The mill drove three pairs of millstones overdrift. It was winded by a fantail.^[2]

Millers[]

Lawes & Carr 1839 - 1845
William Carr 1845
Jonathan Rye
Henry Somerford 1860 - 1866
James Callingham 1866 -
Callingham Bros. - 1899
George & William Dawking 1899 - 1905

References for above:-^[1]^[2]^[3]

Gallery[]

1908
2006

References[]

^ ^a ^b Coles Finch, William (1933). Watermills and Windmills. London: C W Daniel Company. p. 301.
^ ^a ^b ^c West, Jenny (1973). The Windmills of Kent. London: Charles Skilton Ltd. pp. 77–80. ISBN 0284-98534-1.
^ "Directory of Kent Mill People". The Mills Archive Trust. Archived from the original on 2009-04-16. Retrieved 2008-04-19.

External links[]

Windmill World page on the mill.

[Finch-1] Coles Finch, William (1933). Watermills and Windmills. London: C W Daniel Company. p. 301.

[West-2] West, Jenny (1973). The Windmills of Kent. London: Charles Skilton Ltd. pp. 77–80. ISBN 0284-98534-1.

[Arch-3] "Directory of Kent Mill People". The Mills Archive Trust. Archived from the original on 2009-04-16. Retrieved 2008-04-19.

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