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Monument details

Summary

Asmockmill built circa 1790. The mill continued to work with wind until 1909 when steam power was introduced to complement the sails. A few years later, an oil engine was fitted. The sails and fans were taken down in 1929, with the mill ceaseing work entirely in 1931.

Monument Types

• WINDMILL (Post Medieval to Modern - 1790 AD? to 1931 AD)
• HOUSE? (Modern - 1942 AD to 2050 AD)

Full description

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Miles Mill, so named after the last miller and owner, was originally a smock mill. (See Illustration card) A bomb fell nearby during the last war which weakened the structure resulting in its being reduced to its base in 1942. Its remains are owned by Miss Miles, daughter of the late miller. The covered brick base has two floors the entire mill having had five . (Shown but not decribed on OS 1:2500, 1970 at TR 05735953) (1)

No mill is apparent on the OS drawing of 1797. The mill is shown on the Tithe Map of 1840. (2)

Asmockmill built circa 1790. The mill continued to work with wind until 1909 when steam power was introduced to complement the sails. A few years later, an oil engine was fitted. The sails and fans were taken down in 1929, with the mill ceaseing work entirely in 1931 (3)

Historic England archive material: BF002471 MILES WINDMILL, BOUGHTON UNDER BLEAN File of material relating to a site or building. This material has not yet been fully catalogued. Copyright, date, and quantity information for this record may be incomplete or inaccurate.

<1> Windmills of Kent 1979 96 fig 61 (J.West) (OS Card Reference). SKE51388.

<2> Wikipedia, 2019, List of windmills in Kent (Website). SKE52140.

<3> Finch W.C., 1933, Watermills & windmills: A historical survey of their rise, decline and fall as portrayed by those of Kent (Monograph). SKE16113.

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