John Baker's Mill, Barnham

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John Baker's Mill (SU 968 039 50°49′37″N 0°37′37″W / 50.827, -0.627) is a grade II listed^[1] tower mill at Barnham, Sussex, England which was under restoration and is now to be converted to residential use.

Contents 1 History 2 Description 3 Millers 4 References 5 External links 6 Further reading

[edit] History

John Baker's Mill was built in 1829. In 1890, the mill tower was raised by 18 inches (460 mm) and completely refitted by J W Holloway, the Shoreham millwright. It was working by wind until the early 1920s.^[2] The mill was worked by engine until 1963.^[3] The sails and fantail were removed in August 1958.^[2]

On 16 January 2008, Arun District Council gave Listed Building Consent for the windmill to be house converted, despite strong opposition from the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings.^[4]

[edit] Description

John Baker's Mill is a four storey flint and stone tower mill with a stage at first floor level. When built, she had two Common sails and two Spring sails. These were replaced with four Patent sails carried on a cast iron windshaft, in 1890. The mill is fitted with Holloway's screw brake. The cap is a beehive shape,^[2] winded by a fantail. The mill drove two pairs of millstones originally, and Holloway's added a third pair.^[2] Currently, the stocks for the sails are on the mill, but the sails haven't been erected yet.

[edit] Millers

• Maurice & John Baker 1882 -
• Percy Baker 1910 - 1916
• Len Baker 1916 - 1945
• R C Reynolds 1945 - 1963

References for above:-^[2]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Windmill World Page on John Baker's windmill.

[edit] Further reading

Hemming, Peter (1936). Windmills in Sussex. London: C W Daniel.  Online version

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