Great Mill, Sheerness
| Great Mill, Sheerness | |
|---|---|
The base in 2003 | |
| Origin | |
| Mill name | Great Mill Ride's Mill |
| Grid reference | TQ 921 746 |
| Coordinates | 51°26′19.3″N 0°45′45.4″E / 51.438694°N 0.762611°E |
| Year built | 1816 |
| Information | |
| Purpose | Corn mill |
| Type | Smock mill |
| Storeys | Four-storey smock |
| Base storeys | Two-storey base |
| No. of sails | Four |
| Type of sails | Patent sails |
| Winding | Hand winded |
| Auxiliary power | Steam engine 1889 - 1918 |
| No. of pairs of millstones | Three pairs |
| Year lost | 1924 |
| Other information | A new smock has been built on the surviving base to serve as residential accommodation. |
Great Mill or Ride's Mill is a Grade II listed smock mill just off the High Street in Sheerness, Kent, England, that was demolished in 1924, leaving the brick base standing. It now has a new smock tower built on it as residential accommodation.