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Colney Heath Mill

Colney Heath Mill

Smock mill in Hertfordshire, England

Colney Heath Mill is a Grade II listed[1] smock mill at Colney Heath, Hertfordshire, England, which has been converted to residential accommodation.

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History

Colney Heath Mill was built in the 1850s. It was working until 1906, latterly by steam engine.[2] The mill was converted to residential accommodation between 1999 and 2004[1]

Description

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

Colney Heath Mill is a four-storey tower mill It has a domed cap. There were four sails which drove three pairs of millstones.[2]

Millers

  • Edward Whitehead 1854–62
  • Samuel Fairey 1862–75
  • James Fairey 1867–75
  • Henry James 1875–1900
  • William James 1900–06

Reference for above:-[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Historic England. "Mill at Mill House, Coursers Road (west side), Colney Heath, St. Albans, Hertfordshire (1296524)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
  2. [2]
    Moore, Cyril (1999). Hertfordshire Windmills and Windmillers. Sawbridgeworth: Windsup Publishing. pp. 63–64. ISBN 0-9533861-0-4.
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