Ringle Crouch Green Mill, Sandhurst, Kent:: OS grid TQ8028 :: Geograph British Isles

TQ8028 : Ringle Crouch Green Mill, Sandhurst, Kent

near to Sandhurst, Kent, Great Britain

Ringle Crouch Green Mill, Sandhurst, Kent

An unusual five sweep smock mill. Built in 1844, to replace an earlier windmill that. It finished working in 1912, and fell into disrepair. The mill was taken down to the brick base in 1945.

In 1987 a replica was build to be converted to a dwelling. The sails produce electricity.

Windmills, Smock Mill :: TQ7735

There are three main types of windmill in Great Britain. The post mill, smock mill and tower mill.

The smock mill is of a timber framed construction with weather-boarded steeply sloping external walls. It was built on a brick base. A pivoting wooden top with sails moved independently of the main structure so that the sails could be positioned towards the wind. This was controlled by a tail fan.

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2007

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Grid Square: TQ8028, 8 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Oast House Archive (find more nearby)
Image classification: Geograph
Date Taken: Sunday, 11 February, 2007 (more nearby)
Submitted: Sunday, 11 February, 2007
Category: Windmill (more nearby)
Subject Location: OSGB36: TQ 8041 2844 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:1.6209N 0:34.2768E
Photographer Location: OSGB36: TQ 8033 2822
View Direction: North-northeast (about 22 degrees)