Rock Mill, Washington

Washington Windmill
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
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

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

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]