Jack Windmill

Jack Windmill 19th-century brick tower mill in the South Downs, currently undergoing restoration. Private residence and the other half of Jack & Jill windmills.

11/03/2026

Jack was severely damaged by Storm Henk in 2024. 🌪️

Part of the fanstage collapsed. One blade was thrown into a neighbouring field. The spindle bent and hung in a dangerous position.

Fallen pieces were recovered and secured. came to the rescue and a three-man team carefully stabilized the spindle and removed loose timbers so the cap could finally be lowered for major repairs.

The original plan was to restore Jack and Duncton before allowing the cap to turn to the wind again. The storm changed everything.

Now Phase I and Phase II must happen at the same time.

🎥 January 2024

How do you turn a windmill into a home? You layer it with upholstery, add a stove and sprinkle in every trinket you own....
11/02/2026

How do you turn a windmill into a home?

You layer it with upholstery, add a stove and sprinkle in every trinket you own.

A letter from September 1910 states that installing a stove may have invalidated the insurance.

Would you choose warmth or coverage?

⏳before 1910
📷 the Emmy Eustace Collection
✉️ the collection of correspondence from Minna Anson from the society’s website

09/02/2026

Our first job moving here? Get Jack’s cap turning again. ⚙️

Despite the recent restoration by previous owners and diligent greasing by friendly neighbours, the cap was seized in place, unable to face the weather and vulnerable to winter winds.

This reel shows initial optimism on a sunny day - but we were not victorious. A previous reel shows the consequences of those winter winds.

We now know better than to stand on the fan stage without proper protection.

⌛️June 2021

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Clayton Windmills
Hassocks
BN69PG

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