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Monument details

Summary

Site of a smock mill originally constructed in Sidley near Bexhill in 1723. The mill had burnt down in 1797 and rebuilt again in 1798. It was moved to Stocks Green north of Leigh and restored in 1928 and demolished (collapsed) in 1963.

Monument Types

• SMOCK MILL (Post Medieval to Modern - 1723 AD to 1928 AD)
• WINDMILL (Modern - 1928 AD to 1963 AD)

Full description

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Site of a smock mill originally constructed in Sidley near Bexhill in 1723. It was moved to Stocks Green north of Leigh and restored in 1928. The mill had burnt down in 1797 and rebuilt again in 1798. The mill was still working throughout the 1930's. When recorded in 1968 the mill had ncollapsed and only the roundel remained.The remain have been demolished since. (1-3)

Recorded by NRIM, photographed. (4)

Historic England archive material: AA81/01539 A view looking towards Stocks Green Mill When photographed in 1940 this mill had only recently ceased working. The sign on the side of the building shows that it belonged to A W Tomlinson, Miller and Corn Merchant. Originally dating from 1723, the mill stood at a different site in Sidley until 1928 when it was moved to Stocks Green. BF002513 STOCKS GREEN WINDMILL, HILDENBOOUGH. NRI01 National Record of Industrial Monuments (NRIM): Index Cards

<1> Coles Finch, W., 1933, Watermills and Windmills (Monograph). SKE32368.

<2> The Mills Archive Trust, Mills Archive website (Website). SKE32085.

<3> Coles Finch, W., 1933, Watermills and Windmills (Monograph). SKE32368.

<4> National Record of Industrial Monuments (NRIM): Index Cards (Index). SKE53912.

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