Pratt's Mill, Crowborough, Tower windmill in Crowborough, England.
Pratt's Mill is a brick tower mill in Crowborough with three stories and traditional roof tiles typical of Sussex industrial structures. The building displays the characteristic form of a grinding mill with the structural features typical of such machinery buildings from that era.
The mill was built between September 1861 and February 1862 and used machinery from Calverley Mill in Tunbridge Wells. In 1927 the building was converted and its original five stories were reduced to three to serve as residential space.
This structure represents the agricultural past of the region, where local farmers relied on wind power to grind their grain harvests. It stands as a reminder of how such buildings shaped daily life in the community.
Access to the mill is limited due to its use as private residential space, so visiting is mainly worthwhile for viewing the exterior from the street. The building is easy to locate and offers a good view of the early industrial architecture typical of the region.
The artist Frank Brangwyn created a painting of this mill without its sails and fantail, which was published in an early book about windmills. This artwork documents how the building appeared from a unique artistic perspective of that time.
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