Goldfield Mill or Grover's Mill is a Grade II listed[1] tower mill at Tring, Hertfordshire, England which has been converted to residential accommodation.
Tring Windmill | |
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OriginMill nameGoldfield MillGrover's MillMill locationSP 915 117 | |
Coordinates | 51°47′49″N 0°40′30″W / 51.79694°N 0.67500°W |
Operator(s) | Private |
Year built | c1839 |
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Purpose | Corn mill |
Type | Tower mill |
Storeys | Four storeys |
No. of sails | Four sails |
Type of sails | Double Patent sails |
Winding | Fantail |
Auxiliary power | Steam engine |
Goldfield Mill was first mentioned in Pigot's Directory of 1839 when James Grover was the miller. The mill remained in the Grover family until 1880. In 1898, a 6 horsepower (4.5 kW) steam engine was installed as auxiliary power. During Thomas Liddington's tenure of the mill, miller Henry Liddington was fined £10 for taking an excessive toll of flour. Goldfield Mill was working by wind until 1908, when miller James Wright left to assume the tenancy of Pitstone Windmill.[2] The mill worked by steam until the 1920s[1] The mill was converted to residential accommodation in 1973.[2]
Goldfield Mill is a four-storey tower mill. It had a pepperpot cap winded by a fantail. There were four Double Patent sails.[2] The upright shaft and cast iron great spur wheel survive.[1]
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