Museums · South East England
White Mill
White Mill — windmill, now heritage centre, in Sandwich, Kent, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Sandwich · 1.4 km
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
White Mill is a museum in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: Grade II listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "windmill, now heritage centre, in Sandwich, Kent, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.2795°, 1.3281°.
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Heritage listing
White Mill is a smock mill west of Sandwich, Kent, England that was built in 1760. The mill has been restored and is open to the public as part of the White Mill Rural Heritage Centre. The museum also includes the miller's cottage, which has been furnished to appear as it did between 1900 and 1939. Other displays in the outbuildings include farming and craft tools, wheelwright and blacksmith workshops.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Sandwich Bay to Hacklinge Marshes SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Kent Downs
- Ramsar wetland: Thanet Coast & Sandwich Bay
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
White Mill is a smock mill west of Sandwich, Kent, England that was built in 1760. The mill has been restored and is open to the public as part of the White Mill Rural Heritage Centre. The museum also includes the miller's cottage, which has been furnished to appear as it did between 1900 and 1939. Other displays in the outbuildings include farming and craft tools, wheelwright and blacksmith workshops.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
White Mill was built in 1760. It was marked on Andrews, Drury and Herbert's map of 1769 and the 1819–43 Ordnance Survey map. The mill was worked by the Stanley family for many years. The mill was last powered by wind in 1926. From then until 1957 it was being powered by a 28 hp oil engine. The mill was repaired in the 1960s by Vincent Pargeter before he became a professional millwright. A pair of sails from the demolished Tower mill at Wingham was erected on the mill. The work was initially financed by Pargeter himself but in 1964, the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings gave a grant for the purchase of materials to repair the mill. The mill was acquired by Sandwich Borough…
Description
White Mill is a three-storey smock mill on a single-storey brick base. It has four spring sails. The mill is winded by a fantail.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.2795, 1.3281
- County
- Kent
- District
- Dover
- Parish
- Sandwich
- Postcode
- CT13 9JB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Herne Bay and Sandwich
- Established
- 1760
- Nearest railway station
- Sandwich — 1.4 km
- Official site
- whitemillheritagecentre.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7995059 (CC0)
- wikipedia: White Mill, Sandwich (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: White Mill, Sandwich.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is White Mill?
- White Mill is in Kent, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode CT13 9JB), in the parish of Sandwich.
- When was White Mill built?
- Built or established in 1760.
- Who owns White Mill?
- White Mill is owned by The White Mill Museum Trust Ltd.
- Is White Mill a listed building?
- White Mill is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- Is White Mill a protected site?
- Yes — White Mill is part of the Sandwich Bay to Hacklinge Marshes SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Kent Downs National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to White Mill?
- The nearest railway station is Sandwich, about 1.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CT13 9JB.