Langstone Windmill

Langstone Windmill is a Grade II listed[1] tower mill at Langstone, Hampshire in England.[2] It has been converted to residential accommodation.

Langstone Windmill
The mill in 1869
Origin
Mill name	Langstone Mill
Grid reference	SU 7199 0494
Coordinates	50.8395°N 0.9787°W
Operator(s)	Private
Information
Purpose	Corn mill
Type	Tower mill
Storeys	Four storeys
No. of sails	Four sails
Type of sails	Common sails
Windshaft	Wood
Winding	Hand winded

History

Langstone Mill was built around 1730.[2] It worked in conjunction with a tide mill close by.[3] The mill was derelict in 1934.[4] By 1939 it had been converted to residential accommodation, with the tower tarred and a new cap constructed.[3]

Description

Langstone Mill is a four-storey tower mill which shows evidence of having been raised by a storey at some point. It had a hand winded domed cap and the four common sails were carried on a wooden windshaft.[5]

References

1. Historic England. "Langstone Windmill, 22 Langstone High Street, Havant (1340200)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
2. "Monument No. 892118". English Heritage. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
3. "Langstone windmill and tide mill, Havant, Hampshire". English Heritage. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
4. Ellis, Monica (editor) (1978). Water and Wind Mills in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Southampton: Southampton University Industrial Archaeology Group. p. 60. ISBN 0-905280-01-6.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
5. Once a Week issue dated 16 January 1869

External links

• Windmill World webpage on Langstone Mill.