Listed Building record MDO6519 - South Windmill at Easton, Portland
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Summary
A tower mill for the processing of cereals. The windmill is probably 17th century as it is shown on a Hutchins map of 1710. Dated to probably 1626.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Marked as a corn mill on the first edition OS map. <1>
A disused windmill, now roofless and derelict. Probably built in the 17th century. Built of rough coursed rubble. It consists of a slightly tapered cylindrical shaft. The top of this windmill is more sharply battered than the windmill to the NW. It is c. 4m in diameter and it stands c. 7m high. It has various openings at three levels. Most of these are flush single stone quoins, lintels and weathered cills to small upright rectangular lights with ashlar dressings. There is a blocked door on the SE side, and a door opening to the NE with a slight basket-arch head with ashlar jambs. The windmill had a concrete floor laid into it on corrugated shuttering probably during world war II to adapt it for use as a pill-box. It is one of only two remaining windmills on the island. It is shown on Hutchins map of 1710. <2-4>
Disused tower of corn windmill, roofless. Probably C17. First shown on a map of 1626 by William Simplon, later on a map of 1710 and all thereafter. Home Guard observation post inserted into the tower. The tower stands close to the edge of a deep Perryfield quarry. <7>
Sources/Archives (9)
- <1> SDO10239 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1864, 1886. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one. paper. 1:2500.
- <2> SDO150 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3.
- <3> SWX2156 Monograph: Brown, R J. 1976. Windmills of England.
- <4> SWX2184 Monograph: Bryan, T. 1998. Windmill gazetteer for England. 4.
- <5> SWX2185 Scheduling record: DOE (HRR). 17 May 1993. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Borough of Weymouth and Portland amendment 1993. Vol 961.
- <6> SDO14738 Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. BF002016.
- <7> SDO10260 Unpublished document: AC Archaeology. 2002. The Isle of Portland Review of Mineral Planning Permissions Stage 1: archaeological baseline study for Hanson Bath & Portland Stone, document no. 4299/1/4..
- <8> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 497549.
- <9> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 868143.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 6918 7129 (3m by 4m) Centred on |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY67SE |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 4 001 013 B
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 67 SE 108
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 67 SE 54
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 497549
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 868143
- National Buildings Record: 2016
Record last edited
Sep 11 2023 12:28PM