Historic houses · South East England
Ripple Mill
In or near Martin Mill.
Ripple Mill — a Grade II*-listed historic house in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
Rosie Burnham — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Walmer · 1.3 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Ripple Mill, the nearest railway station is Walmer, located 1.3 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is CT14 8HD. Please note that wheelchair accessibility is limited.
About
Ripple Mill is a Grade II*-listed building in england-south-east, United Kingdom. Grade II* status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Kent Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Ripple Windmill is a Grade II listed smock mill in Ringwould, Kent, England, that was built in Drellingore and moved to Ringwould in the early nineteenth century. Having been stripped of machinery and used as a television mast, it has been restored as a working windmill.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
A windmill was marked on Robert Morden's map of 1695, a coastal map of Kent dated 1770 The mill was working during the Second World War but in 1947 the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings decided not to issue an appeal to restore the mill due to a lack of local support. In 1955, the mill was acquired by Rediffusion Ltd and stripped of machinery. The smock was festooned with aerials and used as a television relay station. Rediffusion sold the mill in 1976. The new cap was placed on the mill in 1994, with the windshaft from Shiremark Mill, Capel, Surrey.
Description
Ripple Mill is a two-storey smock mill on a two-storey brick base. There is no stage. It has four single patent sails and a Kentish-style cap. The mill is winded by a fantail. The mill has three pairs of millstones, driven underdrift.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.1917, 1.3787
- County
- Kent
- District
- Dover
- Parish
- Ripple
- Postcode
- CT14 8HD
- Parliamentary constituency
- Dover and Deal
- Nearest railway station
- Walmer — 1.3 km
- Official site
- ripplewindmill.wixsite.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q7335720 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Ripple Mill, Ringwould (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Ripple Mill?
- Ripple Mill is in Kent, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode CT14 8HD), in the parish of Ripple.
- What is Ripple Mill?
- Ripple Mill — a Grade II*-listed historic house in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Ripple Mill?
- The nearest railway station is Walmer, about 1.3 km away. Drivers can use postcode CT14 8HD.
- Who owns Ripple Mill?
- Ripple Mill is owned by |built = Early nineteenth century.
- Is Ripple Mill a listed building?
- Ripple Mill is officially recognised as Grade II* listed.
- Is Ripple Mill a protected site?
- Yes — Ripple Mill is part of the Kent Downs National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Ripple Mill?
- The nearest railway station is Walmer, about 1.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CT14 8HD.