Stone Cross Windmill
Location
Grid reference: TQ 620 043
OS sheet: 199
Postcode: BN24 5EA
From A22/A27 junction north of Polegate, take A27 east towards Stone Cross. Turn right at roundabout,
signposted Stone Cross. Mill is three quarters of a mile, on right beyond traffic lights. Park in Windmill
Green, not on track towards mill.
A 5-storey white tower mill, built in 1875-6 for Samuel Dallaway, with unusual round windows. Last worked
commercially in 1937. Now restored to working order by the Stone Cross Mill Trust. The mill has three pairs
of millstones, including an unusual pair of French-made burrs. Mills wholemeal flour from local organic grain.
Opening times
April to September, Sundays 14.00-17.00. Saturdays for Heritage Weekend and National Mills Weekend, 10.00-16.00.
Parties by arrangement at other times.
National Mills Weekend opening times
Saturday and Sunday, 10.00-16.00.
Contact
Dave Picton, tel. 01323 760547.
Email
scwindmill@btinternet.com
Web site
www.stonecrosswindmill.org.uk
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