A view of Drapers Mill, showing the smock mill without its sails

Date:
7 Apr 1929
Location:
Drapers Mill, Margate, Thanet, Kent
Reference:
AA028907
Type:
Photograph (Nitrate Negative)
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Description

This smock mill is one of a group on the site of Drapers Mills. This one was built in 1869 but ceased to work with the wind in 1916 after which the sails and fans were removed in 1927. It subsequently worked with an engine until about 1940.

Content

This is part of the Series: SHE01/01 Francis Shea: Series of negatives; within the Collection: SHE01 Francis Shea Collection

Rights

© Francis Matthew Shea

People & Organisations

Photographer: Shea, Francis Matthew

Keywords

Victorian Smock Mill, Victorian Windmill, Victorian Corn Mill