high somerset england remaining england mill grade listed building stone tower mill built floors cap steam engine installed mill sole source power storm damaged commercial use ended mill owned underwent restoration local funded opened later year history constructed incorporated parts earlier yards north east mill feet tower situated old mill mound surrounded low wall intended people livestock away sails leased mill son law inherited mill following death died mill passed sons robert worked mill miller later assisted son william lost arm thirteen accident low mill acquired owned family late 1880s mill rented added portable steam engine auxiliary power drove pair stones mill damaged storms powered steam engine installed wind ceased time acquired mill unable compete grain imports building mills commercially hook sold mill acres land death inherited son professor professor left miller cottage garden new sails added repairs repairs carried including removal floors designated grade listed building survivor existed area sails replaced mill restored local cost mill opened later year work funded sails rotate wind moved degrees times year maintenance restoration work undertaken surveys revealed mill long lesser bats ensured bats access restoration description note terms defined mill machinery article tower mill type consists brick stone tower sits roof cap turned bring sails wind advantage tower mill earlier post mill necessary turn mill body machinery wind allows space machinery storage earliest tower mills cap turned wind long tail pole stretched ground mill later chain turned cap gears wheel chain wood cast iron cross carries common sails brake wheel arm construction machinery remains upright shaft great spur wheel removed mill ceased operate wind mill floors cap constructed local limestone known area pairs foot diameter pair french stones date pair french runner stone pairs originally driven mixed pair later driven steam engine drove wire machine remains old seen rear mill following worked mill john simon post hill post
Stembridge Mill, High Ham