Davison's Mill, Stelling Minnis
| Davison's Mill, Stelling Minnis | |
|---|---|
Davison's Mill, May 2010 | |
| Origin | |
| Mill name | Davison's Mill |
| Grid reference | TR 146 466 |
| Coordinates | 51°10′38″N 1°04′09″E / 51.17734°N 1.06930°E |
| Operator(s) | Kent County Council |
| Year built | 1866 |
| Information | |
| Purpose | Corn mill |
| Type | Smock mill |
| Storeys | Four-storey smock |
| Base storeys | Low brick base of a few courses |
| Smock sides | Eight-sided |
| No. of sails | Four |
| Type of sails | Double Patent sails |
| Windshaft | Cast iron |
| Winding | Fantail |
| Fantail blades | Six bladed |
| Auxiliary power | Hornsby hot-bulb oil engine since 1923 |
| No. of pairs of millstones | Two pairs |
| Other information | Was last commercially working windmill in Kent. Has the only surviving original hot-bulb auxiliary engine in any windmill in the United Kingdom |
Davison's Mill, also known as Stelling Minnis Windmill, is a Grade I listed smock mill in Stelling Minnis, Kent, England that was built in 1866. It was the last windmill working commercially in Kent when it closed in the autumn of 1970.
The mill is managed by the Stelling Minnis Windmill and Museum Trust, which came into being on 26 January 2010. It is open to visitors each year from Easter Sunday to the end of September on Sundays and Bank Holidays, from 2pm to 5pm. Its grounds host the annual Stelling Minnis fete.