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Debden Windmill is a grade II listed[1] Tower mill at Debden, Essex, England which has been converted to residential use.

History

Debden Windmill was built in 1796, replacing a Post mill which stood nearby. It was insured in 1797 by William Thurgood for £500 including the going gears and stock in trade. The fantail was blown off the mill on March 26th, 1882 and the cap and sails were blown off on a Sunday in October 1887.[1] Repairs were completed by 15 March 1888.[2] The mill was working until 1911, in which year the sails and windshaft were removed. The mill was used as a scout hut in the 1930s and was little more than a shell in the 1950s. In 1957, a new cap was fitted and the mill converted to residential use.[1]

Description

For an explanation of the various pieces of machinery, see Mill machinery.

Debden Windmill is a four storey tower mill. When working it carried a conical cap with a gallery, winded by a fantail. The windshaft was cast iron and carried four double Patent sails which rotated clockwise. The Brake wheel was wood, driving a cast iron Wallower carried on a wooden Upright Shaft. The wooden Great Spur Wheel drove three pairs of millstones.[1]

Millers

  • William Thurgood 1797
  • Isaac Thurgood 1832
  • John Holland Jr 1844
  • John Dennison 1855
  • Frank Holland 1870–1874
  • Alfred Ely 1878–1890
  • Charles (Clap) Ennos & Sons 1894 – 1910

References for above:-[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Farries, Kenneth (1984). Essex Windmills, Millers and Millwrights – Volume Three – A Review by Parishes, A-E. Edinburgh: Charles Skilton. pp. 110–112. ISBN 0-284-98642-9.
  2. ^ a b Farries, Kenneth (1988). Essex Windmills, Millers and Millwrights – Volume Five – A Review by Parishes, S-Z. Edinburgh: Charles Skilton. p. 122. ISBN 0-284-98821-9.