Dating from the 1820s and working until 1897, this Grade II listed building still has the original mill workings in place over five floors. It has been restored and is open to the public. Following road construction in the late 1930s, the mill now stands isolated on a central island.
The design is of the style known as a 'Smock' mill due to the resemblance in silhouette, to the garment worn by the millers and shepherds of that period. Normally eight sided, West Blatchington Windmill is only six sided and is unique in the milling world.
Surprisingly large number of windmills in and around Brighton
No wooden shoes as far as I know
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