Chalton Windmill
Encyclopedia
Chalton Windmill is a Grade II listed tower mill
on the top of Windmill Hill
at Chalton
, Hampshire
, England
which has been converted to residential use.
map dated 1607, John Speed's
map dated 1611, Joan Blaeu's
map dated 1645 and John Ogilby's
map dated 1675' Chalton mill was built in the early nineteenth century.. In the 1950s it was threatened with demolition but a preservation order was placed on the mill by the local council. Circa 1978 permission was given for the mill to be incorporated into a new-build house. The converted mill was awarded a Certificate of Merit by the Petersfield Society.
Photograph of the derelict mill c1964
Tower mill
A tower mill is a type of windmill which consists of a brick or stone tower, on top of which sits a roof or cap which can be turned to bring the sails into the wind....
on the top of Windmill Hill
Windmill Hill, Hampshire
Windmill Hill is a chalk hill running alongside the A3 in the East Hampshire District of Hampshire, England, overlooking Chalton to the East, and Clanfield to the west. It measures 193 metres above sea level and is named so because of Chalton Windmill which sits upon its summit...
at Chalton
Chalton, Hampshire
Chalton is a small village and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is 2.3 miles northeast of Horndean, just east of the A3 road....
, Hampshire
Hampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
which has been converted to residential use.
History
A mill has been recorded on the site since 1289. A windmill was marked on John Norden'sJohn Norden
John Norden was an English cartographer, chorographer and antiquary. He planned a series of county maps and accompanying county histories of England, the Speculum Britanniae...
map dated 1607, John Speed's
John Speed
John Speed was an English historian and cartographer.-Life:He was born at Farndon, Cheshire, and went into his father's tailoring business where he worked until he was about 50...
map dated 1611, Joan Blaeu's
Joan Blaeu
Joan Blaeu was a Dutch cartographer.He was born in Alkmaar, the son of cartographer Willem Blaeu.In 1620 he became a doctor of law but he joined the work of his father. In 1635 they published the Atlas Novus in two volumes...
map dated 1645 and John Ogilby's
John Ogilby
John Ogilby was a Scottish translator, impresario and cartographer. Best known for publishing the first British road atlas, he was also a successful translator, noted for publishing his work in handsome illustrated editions.-Life:Ogilby was born in or near Killemeare in November 1600...
map dated 1675' Chalton mill was built in the early nineteenth century.. In the 1950s it was threatened with demolition but a preservation order was placed on the mill by the local council. Circa 1978 permission was given for the mill to be incorporated into a new-build house. The converted mill was awarded a Certificate of Merit by the Petersfield Society.
Description
Chalton windmill is a four storey tower mill. It had four Patent sails carried on a cast iron windshaft and the cap was winded by a fantail. The millstones were driven overdrift.External links
Windmill World webpage on Chalton windmillPhotograph of the derelict mill c1964