Ripple Mill, Ringwould

Ripple Windmill
Ripple Mill, April 2022
Map
Origin
Grid referenceTR 362 491
Coordinates51°11′30.5″N 1°22′43″E / 51.191806°N 1.37861°E / 51.191806; 1.37861
Year builtEarly nineteenth century
Information
PurposeCorn mill
TypeSmock mill
StoreysTwo-storey smock
Base storeysTwo-storey base
Smock sidesEight-sided
No. of sailsFour
Type of sailsSingle Patent sails
Windshaftcast iron
WindingFantail
Fantail bladesSix blades
Other informationRestored mill has the windshaft from Shiremark Mill, Capel fitted.

Ripple Windmill is a Grade II listed[1] smock mill in Ringwould, Kent, England, that was built in Drellingore and moved to Ringwould in the early nineteenth century. Having been stripped of machinery and used as a television mast, it has been restored as a working windmill.

  1. ^ Historic England. "RIPPLE WINDMILL, DOVER ROAD (west side), RIPPLE, DOVER, KENT (1237017)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2008.

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