White Mill is a

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west of

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that was built in 1760. The mill has been restored and is open to the public as part of the White Mill Rural Heritage Centre. The museum also includes the miller's cottage, which has been furnished to appear as it did between 1900 and 1939. Other displays in the outbuildings include farming and craft tools,

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and

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workshops.

History

White Mill was built in 1760. It was marked on Andrews, Drury and Herbert's map of 1769 and the 1819–43

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map. The mill was worked by the Stanley family for many years. The mill was last powered by wind in 1926. From then until 1957 it was being powered by a oil engine. The mill was repaired in the 1960s by Vincent Pargeter before he became a professional

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. A pair of sails from the demolished

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at Wingham was erected on the mill. The work was initially financed by Pargeter himself but in 1964, the

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gave a grant for the purchase of materials to repair the mill. The mill was acquired by Sandwich Borough Council in 1968, and later passed into the ownership of

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Description

White Mill is a three-storey smock mill on a single-storey brick base. It has four spring sails. The mill is winded by a

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. The mill drives two pairs of

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s by wind, and a third pair is driven by an engine. Much of the machinery is made of wood, including the brake wheel, wallower, great spur wheel, and stone nuts. The millstones are overdrift.

Gallery

Image:White Mill, Sandwich 2008.JPG, The mill in 2008 Image:White Mill, Sandwich 2008 2.JPG File:Sandwich kent map1945.jpg, Map of Sandwich, 1945, showing the mill. Image:White mill, Sandwich interior1.JPG, Brake wheel and wallower. Image:Sandwich White Mill interior2.JPG, The brake wheel. Image:White mill, Sandwich interior3.JPG, The wallower. Image:White mill, Sandwich interior4.JPG, The stone floor. Image:White mill, Sandwich interior5.JPG, Engine driven stones on the meal floor. Image:White mill, Sandwich interior6.JPG, Great Spur Wheel and engine drive. Image:White mill, Sandwich interior7.JPG, Drive to the engine driven stones. Image:White mill, Sandwich interior8.JPG, Drive from the engine to the mill.

Millers

*Thomas Stanley 1878 *Stanley Brothers *Albert Stanley - 1952 References for above:-

References

External links

White Mill Rural Heritage Centre
- official site

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