St Martin's Mill is a

Grade II listed In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Irel ...

, house converted tower mill in

Canterbury Canterbury (, ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and UNESCO World Heritage Site, situated in the heart of the City of Canterbury local government district of Kent, England. It lies on the River Stour, Kent, River Stour. ...

, Kent, England.

History

''St Martin's Mill'' was built in 1817 by John Adams. It was working until 1890 and was converted into a house by a Mr Couzens in 1920. There was a proposal to demolish the mill in April 1958, but a preservation order was placed on the mill by the Ministry of Housing and Local Government. The mill lost its sails in the 'Great Storm' of 1987 and they have not been replaced.

Description

''St Martins Mill'' is a four-storey brick tower mill, rendered with cement. It had a Kentish-style cap, four single

patent sails Windmills are powered by their sails. Sails are found in different designs, from primitive common sails to the advanced patent sails. Jib sails The jib sail is found in Mediterranean countries and consists of a simple triangle of cloth wound rou ...

and was winded by a

fantail Fantails are small insectivorous songbirds of the genus ''Rhipidura'' in the family Rhipiduridae, native to Australasia, Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent. Most of the species are about long, specialist aerial feeders, and named as "f ...

. There was a stage at first-floor level. The windshaft is of cast iron. The Brake Wheel and Wallower survive, as does the drive to the sack hoist. The mill drove three pairs of stones.

Millers

*Samuel Beard 1839 *Thomas Marsh 1839, 1849 *William Cannon 1845 *M Gooderson 1859 – 1862 *J Durrant 1862 *Richardson *Bradley *Robinson *Bax *Coaks *Rackham *Lawrence References for above:-

References

External links

Windmill World page
on the mill. {{Kent Windmills Windmills in Kent Grinding mills in the United Kingdom Tower mills in the United Kingdom Grade II listed buildings in Kent Windmills completed in 1817 Buildings and structures in Canterbury 1817 establishments in England