Ringle Crouch Green Mill

Ringle Crouch Green Mill
The mill c.1892
Map
Origin
Mill locationSandhurst, Kent
Grid referenceTQ 805 283
Coordinates51°1′36″N 0°34′17″E / 51.02667°N 0.57139°E / 51.02667; 0.57139
Year built1844
Information
PurposeCorn mill
TypeSmock mill
StoreysFour-storey smock
Base storeysTwo-storey base
Smock sidesEight-sided
No. of sailsFive
Type of sailsPatent sails
WindshaftCast iron, with Lincolnshire cross
WindingFantail
Fantail bladesEight blades
No. of pairs of millstonesFour pairs
Year lost1944
Other informationNew smock tower built in 1997, replica mill generates electricity.

Ringle Crouch Green Mill is a smock mill in Sandhurst, Kent, England, that was demolished to base level in 1945, and now has a new smock tower built on it as residential accommodation and an electricity generator.


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