TQ3013 : Jill
taken 15 years ago, near to Clayton, West Sussex, England
This photo shows the rear with tail fan on a wheel, which automatically moved the whole upper section to face the wind, earlier post mills would be pushed by hand. The mill still rotates and is a working mill. The main sails are held in place when not in use.
Jill sits next to Jack, a tower mill, not open to the public.
Clayton Windmills, known locally as Jack and Jill, stand on the South Downs above the village of Clayton, West Sussex. They comprise a post mill and a tower mill, and the roundhouse of a former post mill. All three are Grade II* listed buildings.
Jill Windmill, built in 1821 in Brighton and moved to its present site in 1852 is open to the public most Sundays whilst Jack Windmill, built in 1866, is privately owned,
Link
There are three main types of windmills found within Great Britain. Post mills, smock mills and tower mills.
The post mill is of a timber framed construction with weather-boarded sloping external walls. It was manually positioned by hand to face the wind, unlike the smock and tower mills which had pivoting top with a tail fan.
Windmill article Link
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- Grid Square
- TQ3013, 203 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Oast House Archive (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Sunday, 11 September, 2011 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Sunday, 11 September, 2011
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
TQ 303 133 [100m precision]
WGS84: 50:54.3171N 0:8.8835W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: TQ 303 133
- View Direction
- West-southwest (about 247 degrees)
