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 / 50.8395; -0.9787
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] The conversion was to a design by Ernst L. Freud with the first resident being Flora Twort.^[5]

Description

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

Langstone Mill

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.^[6]