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Rottingdean Windmill Open Days 2016

April 7, 2016 by Rottingdean 2 Comments

P1140689_2The first Windmill Open Day of the year is Saturday 30th April to coincide with this year’s annual Bird Watch on Beacon Hill.

It is then open this summer from May to September from 2.00pm through to 4.30pm, on the following days:

Sat 14th May – Sun 15th May (National Mills Weekend)
Sun 19th June
Sun 17th July
Sun 21st August
Sun 18th September

These are wonderful opportunities to see the fascinating workings inside Rottingdean’s iconic, Grade 2 listed smock-mill dating from 1802. The mill, which has stood on Beacon Hill for over 200 years and has become a symbol of the village, overlooks both the village and the sea and can itself be seen from at least two miles away.

Rottingdean mill was built for Thomas Beard, a member of an old Rottingdean family and used to grind local corn into flour for village bakers. In 1877 the miller was George Nicholls. His young son Harry went around the village each day delivering hot rolls before going to school.

It has been known internationally since the artist Sir William Nicholson produced a woodcut of it and this design was used as the trademark for Heinemann publishers that has appeared on their books since 1897.

The windmill is now maintained by The Rottingdean Preservation Society who also organise these open days which are manned by volunteers. Although admission is free, donations are always welcome to help with the Society’s invaluable work.

ENTRY FREE
No booking required
Wheelchair access: to the ground floor
Parking: available in the village

For more information about the windmill, please call the Grange on 01273 301004

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Rottingdean Windmill Beacon Hill Open Days 2015

July 17, 2015 by Rottingdean Leave a Comment

018Sunday 19th July, Sunday 16th August, Sunday 20th September
2.00pm-4.30pm
ENTRY FREE
No booking required
Wheelchair access: to the ground floor
Parking: available in the village

How to get to Rottingdean.

For a full map of Rottingdean with all our attractions on it see our map of Rottingdean

Rottingdean Windmill has stood high up on Beacon Hill for over 200 years overlooking the village and the sea. It can be seen from at least two miles away, a symbol of Rottingdean itself. Rescued from demolition and restored, it is now open to the public on the 3rd Sunday of each month from May to September.

These open days are a wonderful opportunity to see inside one of Rottingdean’s iconic landmarks. The windmill is organised and maintained by The Rottingdean Preservation Society and the Open Days manned by volunteers. Although admission is free, donations are always welcome to help with the Society’s invaluable work.

The windmill on Beacon Hill is a familiar landmark between Roedean and Rottingdean. It is a Grade 2 listed smock-mill dating from 1802 and was built for Thomas Beard, a member of an old Rottingdean family.

Smock-mills were traditionally weather-boarded with six or eight sloping sides and a revolving cap which allowed the sails to take advantage of the wind. They were given this name because of their resemblance to a farmer’s smock.

Rottingdean mill was used to grind local corn into flour for village bakers. In 1877 the miller was George Nicholls. His young son Harry went around the village each day delivering hot rolls before going to school.

Sir Edward Burne-Jones’ wife Georgiana records seeing the mill working in 1880. However, by the end of that century, its only use was as a changing room for the cricketers-who played on Beacon Hill until the First World War.

The mill’s disrepair resulted in many efforts by landowners and villagers to preserve it. The machinery was removed and an internal steel framework fitted to hold the structure together. In 2001 a £40,000 Heritage Lottery Grant enabled the sails, or “sweeps” as they are known, to be restored. The current Trustees of the mill are The Rottingdean Preservation Society.

Rottingdean mill has been known internationally since the artist Sir William Nicholson produced a woodcut of it. His design was used as the trademark for Heinemann publishers and has appeared on their books since 1897.

www.sussexmillsgroup.org.uk

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[Have Your Say] – Proposed Segway at Rottingdean Pitch & Putt Golf Course

October 5, 2013 by Rottingdean 16 Comments

Have Your SayThe next in our Have Your Say posts on the Rottingdean Village website will be looking at the proposed Segway park on the site of the Rottingdean pitch & putt golf course. An application has been made to the City Council negotiating a ten year lease for the establishment of a Segway theme park on this site. Further, it was also implied that planning permission would not be needed as the site would still be used for leisure and there was no intention to adapt or alter the site in any way. An example of what is proposed can be seen at www.segwayevents.co.uk or from the video below:

Segways are two-wheeled, self-balancing, battery-powered electric vehicles. They cannot be ridden legally on roads or pavements in Britain, which means their use is restricted to private land.

One big consideration is that the proposed Segway Event Park would be next to our beautiful Beacon Hill Nature reserve where many birds feed on the golf course because of its cut grass, including young families during spring. In particular, those birds arriving from or departing to the continent frequently rest and recover here, both on the golf course as well as on the nature reserve. Butterflies are also a big part of the nature reserve and use the golf course bunkers around the site to rest and especially to sun themselves on hatching.

John Carden, who campaigned for the creation of the national park, said: Somebody has just lost the plot. It’s on the edge of a local nature reserve and in the national park. I dread to think of the damage. And there’s no thought about parking – where will all the visitors park?

The proposal also made the local news with the following article appearing in The Argus.

Some locals have also expressed concerns over the safety of the Segway machines with the following appearing a few years ago in The Telegraph – Segway scooters responsible for increasing number of accidents

07/10/2013 Update: If you are interested in following this further, the City Council are meeting the Environment Committee at Hove town hall tomorrow (08/10/2013) at 4 pm to discuss the Segway proposal. Members of the public can attend.

When asked to vote The Argus readers voted a massive 70% against the proposal but what do you think? Is the proposed Segway Centre a disaster waiting to happen for our local nature reserve or will it bring much needed visitors to the local businesses. Have your say below in the comments.

Filed Under: Have Your Say Tagged With: beacon hill nature reserve, rottingdean windmill, segway events

Rottingdean’s Smock Mill Vandalised

July 8, 2013 by Rottingdean 5 Comments

Rottingdean Windmill VandalisedWe are sorry to report that last night the Rottingdean Windmill was vandalised with graffiti. Many thanks to Clive Bonny for sending this report through to us at the Rottingdean Village website:

Last night at 10pm I saw two young men paint spraying a wall adjoining the Rottingdean golf car park on Beacon Hill.

I ran out in pursuit with my camera to chase them off and saw additional damage had been made to the Windmill and to the wall adjacent to the Windmill on at the back of Nevill Road

The men were aged approx 16-24 wearing dark clothes with T shirts, height approx 5’7″ to 5’9″, weight approx 10-11 stone. They were both carrying black rucksacks which contained white and black paint spray cans. One had very dark hair the other lighter hair.

At 10.30 pm a red mini car parked at the top of Nevill Road next to the A259 drove off at high speed with a young man driving.

Coincidentally a few days earlier a trade white van with a written sign on the side saying Graffiti Removal had been parked at the same place.

News from Councillor Lynda Hyde is that the council are looking at the damage and are organising for it to be cleaned:

Rottingdean Windmill grafiti. I have organised for the Council to assess and clean.

— Cllr Lynda Hyde (@CllrLyndaHyde) July 8, 2013

Many thanks to @GEM on twitter for use of the image

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Rottingdean Windmill – A Windmill that stood the test of time…

June 28, 2013 by Rottingdean Leave a Comment

RWV Windmill4Many thanks to Clive Bonny for sending us this great Argus article on Rottingdean Windmill:

Rottingdean windmill holds an interesting history because it’s traditionally associated with Lot Elphick, a local smuggler.

In 1970, The Argus revealed the association between the smuggler and the 250-year-old windmill.

Elphick owned many small sailing ships which landed on the Rottingdean beaches at a time when there were three windmills on the beach.

Elphick imported illegal French wine, spirits and lace over night to be stored in the windmills, leaving Rottingdean windmill forever associated with the local smuggler.

The windmill became the talk of the classroom again in 1970, but this time thanks to a helping hand in education.

Cyril Moreman, head of woodwork and handicraft at the Fitzherbert secondary school, explained how it began: “It really started at the beginning of June when a party of 50 pupils taking a technical drawing examination made mathematical calculations of the windmill.”

You can read the full article here – Looking back: Windmills that stood the test of time…

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