| Hogg Hill Mill, Icklesham | |
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 The mill in 2005 | |
 Interactive map of Hogg Hill Mill, Icklesham | |
| Origin | |
| Grid reference | TQ 888 160 |
| Coordinates | 50°54′47″N0°41′02″E / 50.913°N 0.684°E /50.913; 0.684 |
| Year built | 1781 |
| Information | |
| Purpose | Corn mill |
| Type | Post mill |
| Roundhouse storeys | Two storey roundhouse |
| No. of sails | Four |
| Type of sails | Spring sails |
| Windshaft | Cast iron |
| Winding | Roof mountedfantail |
| Fantail blades | Eight blades |
| No. of pairs of millstones | Two pairs, arranged Head and Tail |
| Other information | The only existing post mill in the United Kingdom retaining a roof mounted fantail. |
Hogg Hill Mill is apost mill atIcklesham inEast Sussex, England. It houses the privaterecording studio ofPaul McCartney.[1]
Hogg Hill Mill was built inPett in 1781 and moved to Icklesham in 1790. It was working by wind until 1920, when it was stopped, owing to a weak weatherbeam.[2] The mill was also used as a filming location for the 1951 British crime drama filmThe Quiet Woman, directed by John Gilling.[3] Today, the mill houses the recording studios ofPaul McCartney.[1]
Hogg Hill Mill is a post mill on a two-storey roundhouse. It has fourspring sails carried on acast iron windshaft and is winded by a roof-mountedfantail. It is one of only two surviving post mills in England with this feature, and the only one where this can still be seen.[4] The mill drove two pairs ofmillstones, arranged head and tail. The brake wheel has been removed, but the wooden tail wheel is of clasp arm construction.[2]
The English musicianPaul McCartney bought the nearby Blossom Wood Farm inPeasmarsh in 1973 in hopes of raising his children away from the limelight. He bought Hog Hill Mill inIcklesham in 1981.[5]
After the recording studio expenses of recording his albumsTug of War andPipes of Peace, McCartney felt he could have built his own studio for the same amount.[6] He converted the windmill on the property into a private recording studio, Hog Hill Mill, completed in 1985.[7]
Hemming, Peter (1936).Windmills in Sussex. London: C W Daniel.Online versionArchived 12 October 2009 at theWayback Machine
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