Monument MPM1658 - Former Widley Mill

Former windmill on Portsdown Hill in the parish of Widley. Suggestion of four windmills between 1728 and 1862, all of which burnt down [1]. Drawing of post mill in 1728 at Hampshire Record Office [2 p3] [3 p9]. Tower mill demolished during construction of Fort Widley in 1860/62 [4 pp 6,22,23] [5 p7].

<1> Kirsopp, Ken, nd, Notebook of Hampshire Windmills (Unpublished document). SPM295.

<2> Triggs, Anthony, 1982, The Windmills of Hampshire (Bibliographic reference). SPM300.

<3> Triggs, Anthony, 2005, Portsdown Panorama (Bibliographic reference). SPM311.

<4> Corney, Arthur, 1984, Fort Widley and the Great Forts on Portsdown (Bibliographic reference). SPM312.

<5> Brown, Ron, 1982, Fairdays and Tramdays: the Story of Cosham (Bibliographic reference). SPM313.