Barnet Gate Mill
| Arkley Windmill | |
|---|---|
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Barnet Gate Mill. | |
| Origin | |
| Mill name | Barnet Gate Mill |
| Grid reference | TQ 217 953 |
| Coordinates | 51°38′35″N 0°14′35″W / 51.643°N 0.243°WCoordinates: 51°38′35″N 0°14′35″W / 51.643°N 0.243°W |
| Operator(s) | Private |
| Year built | 1826 |
| Information | |
| Purpose | Corn mill |
| Type | tower mill |
| Storeys | Four storeys |
| Number of sails | Four sails |
| Type of sails | Two Patent sails and two Common sails |
| Windshaft | Cast iron |
| Winding | Fantail |
| Auxiliary power | Steam engine |
| Number of pairs of millstones | Three pairs |
Barnet Gate Mill or Arkley Windmill is a grade II* listed[1] tower mill at Barnet Gate in the London Borough of Barnet, originally in Hertfordshire, which was built in 1823.[2] There is no public access.
History
Barnet Gate Mill was built in 1823.[2] A claim that it was built during the Napoleonic Wars (c.1800) has not been substantiated. Although steam had been added in 1895,[3] it was working by wind until 1918,[2] latterly on two sails. The mill was restored in 1930.[4] A new cap, fantail and gallery around the cap being made. The work was done by Thomas Hunt, the Soham millwright. In a further restoration in 1985, the missing pair of sails was replaced.[3]
Description
Barnet Gate Mill is a four-storey tower mill with an ogee cap which has a gallery. It has two Patent sails and two Common sails carried on a cast iron windshaft. The cap is winded by a fantail.[3]
Machinery
The mill may have started life with two Common sails and two Spring sails carried on a wooden windshaft as the wooden clasp arm Brake Wheel has had to be fitted with packing pieces to enable it to fit the current windshaft, which being of iron is a smaller diameter than a wooden one would be. The Wallower is of cast iron, carried on a wooden upright shaft. This carries the Great Spur Wheel, which is of iron with wooden cogs and drove the two pairs of millstones underdrift. A third pair was added when steam power was installed. Only one pair of millstones remains today.[3]
Millers
- John Whitehead 1843–1851
- Frederick Edwards 1870–1899
- Noah Edwards 1896–1918[3]
References
- ↑ "ARKLEY WINDMILL, BARNET ROAD, BARNET, BARNET, GREATER LONDON". English Heritage. Archived from the original on 2012-10-09. Retrieved 2008-05-21.
- 1 2 3 "HERTFORDSHIRE WINDMILLS". Anvil. Archived from the original on 2008-03-25. Retrieved 2008-05-21.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Moore, Cyril (1999). Hertfordshire Windmills & Windmillers. Sawbridgeworth: Windsup Publishing. pp. 42–44. ISBN 0-9533861-0-4.
- ↑ "Arkley and Barnet Gate". Barnet Online. Archived from the original on January 24, 2011. Retrieved 2008-05-21.
External links
- Windmill World webpage on Barnet Gate mill
