Union Mill, Cranbrook
(1814-present)

place and smock mill

Aged 210

Union Mill is a Grade I listed smock mill in Cranbrook, Kent, England, which has been restored to working order. It is the tallest smock mill in the United Kingdom.

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Commemorated on 2 plaques

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Cranbrook, United Kingdom
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Cranbrook, United Kingdom

Union Windmill England's largest smock mill Built in 1814

Russell's Yard, Cranbrook, United Kingdom where it sited (1814)

John Russell (1898-1958). Last miller and owner of Cranbrook Union Windmill. John Russell saved Cranbrook Union Windmill from demolition by refusing a large sum of money from developers. Instead, he sold the mill and the very valuable surrounding land to Kent County Council for just one shilling in return for their promise to preserve the windmill.

Stone Street, Cranbrook, United Kingdom where it sited