Mill (wind)

Mill (wind) in Wexford, Ireland, dating from 1845–1850

Freestanding single-bay three-stage tapering windmill, dated 1846, on a circular plan. In use, 1901. Disused, 1908-30. Repaired, 1930. Closed, 1936. Disused, 1940. Restored, 1953-73. Chicken wire-covered conical straw thatch roof with lead-capped exposed hazel lattice stretchers to apex having exposed steel scallops, timber boarded sail house with timber sails, and exposed hazel stretchers to eaves having exposed steel scallops. Limewashed roughcast coursed rubble stone battered walls. Square-headed opposing door openings with concealed dressings including inscribed rough hewn timber beam lintels ("1846") framing timber boarded doors. Square-headed window openings (upper stages) with limewashed rough hewn shallow sills, and concealed dressings including timber lintels framing fixed-pane timber fittings. Interior including (first stage): meal floor with stone flagged floor; (second stage): stone floor with timber boarded floor on timber joists; and (third stage): dust floor with timber boarded floor on timber joists. Set in landscaped grounds.

Type:
Mill (wind)

Period:
1845–1850

Where:
Wexford, Ireland

Coordinates:
52.21°N, 6.42°W

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