The
Chillenden windmill
and the
Chillenden Village pages
give more details on the collapse of the mill. The collapse occurred
around 10am on Nov 26th, in strong southerly gales. Kent County Council,
the owners, responded very quickly, and visited just hours after it fell
to inspect and erect safety fencing. A further inspection on 28th Nov 2003
including loss adjusters, structural engineers, millwrights,
crane operator, and Friends of Chillenden windmill resulted in an
unequivocal statement that the windmill will be rebuilt!.
Dismantling of the remains was due for 8th Dec, but the operation was
delayed about a week due to problems installing a temporary access road
across adjacent fields. Remains were carried off by the millwrights IJP
for storage. It is hoped that rebuilding work can begin this Spring 2004,
with opening unlikely to be until summer 2005 at the earliest.
The site includes a gallery of
photos of the collapsed mill, and notes that ironically more people
went to see the mill once it collapsed than had visited in the previous
2 years.
Chillenden - more details and pictures