Debden Windmill

51°58′44″N 0°15′47″E / 51.979°N 0.263°E / 51.979; 0.263Operator(s)PrivateYear built1796InformationPurposeCorn millTypeTower millStoreysFour storeysNo. of sailsFour sailsType of sailsDouble Patent sailsWindshaftCast ironWindingFantailNo. of pairs of millstonesThree pairs

Debden Windmill is a grade II listed^[1] Tower mill at Debden, Essex, England which has been converted to residential use.

History

Debden Windmill was built in 1796, replacing a Post mill which stood nearby. It was insured in 1797 by William Thurgood for £500 including the going gears and stock in trade. The fantail was blown off the mill on 26 March 1882 and the cap and sails were blown off on a Sunday in October 1887.^[1] Repairs were completed by 15 March 1888.^[2] The mill was working until 1911, in which year the sails and windshaft were removed. The mill was used as a scout hut in the 1930s and was little more than a shell in the 1950s. In 1957, a new cap was fitted and the mill converted to residential use.^[1]

Description

Debden Windmill is a four storey tower mill. When working it carried a conical cap with a gallery, winded by a fantail. The windshaft was cast iron and carried four double Patent sails which rotated clockwise. The Brake wheel was wood, driving a cast iron Wallower carried on a wooden Upright Shaft. The wooden Great Spur Wheel drove three pairs of millstones.^[1]

Millers

• William Thurgood 1797
• Isaac Thurgood 1832
• John Holland Jr 1844
• John Dennison 1855
• Frank Holland 1870–1874
• Alfred Ely 1878–1890
• Charles (Clap) Ennos & Sons 1894 - 1910

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

References

External links

• Windmill World webpage on Debden Mill