| Mark Cross Windmill Mark Cross Rotherfield |
 Mark Cross Windmill in 1936 |
| The remains of this once fine tower mill form a conspicuous landmark on a lofty ridge to the left of the Tunbridge Wells-Mayfield road, from which it is reached by a short private road which leaves the main road just before one reaches the church of the village of Mark Cross. extract from Hemming's Windmills |
Books and other documents | |
| Published | Title, author and references |
| 1936 | Windmills in Sussex by Peter Hemming ⇒ p. 86; p. 92 |
| Historical records | |||||
| c 1875 |  | Part of the 6 inch to 1 mile map of Sussex produced in 1875 by Ordnance Survey | Windmill | ||
| 5th Apr 1891 | Census | Frank Walter, M, Head, single, age 27, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation Miller and Baker | Frank Walter | Mill House | 1891 Census Rotherfield, Sussex |
| Lucy W Walter, F, Mother, widowed, age 53, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation Living on own means | Lucy Waters Walter [Corke] | ||||
| Eliza Mankellow, F, Servant, single, age 33, born Crowborough, Sussex; occupation: general domestic servant | Eliza Mankellow | ||||
| 1910 |  | Windmill on fire, Mark Cross | Private collection | ||
| 2nd Apr 1911 | Census | Frank Walter, M, Head, married 18 years, age 47, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: miller baker and farmer | Frank Walter, miller baker and farmer | Mill House, Mark Cross | 1911 Census Rotherfield, Sussex |
| Fanny Walter, F, Wife, age 49, born Ringmer, Sussex | Fanny Walter | ||||
| Ellen Gadd, F, Servant, age 17, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: general servant | Ellen Gadd | ||||
| 1913 | History | Mark Cross Windmill | Hemming's Windmills | ||
| This mill ended its active days abruptly, being gutted by fire in 1913, or thereabouts, only the shell of the large tower remaining after the fire. It was a calm summer's day when this calamity occurred, at about twelve noon, so I am told; and so great was the blaze that it was clearly seen from both Blackboys and Cross-in-Hand Mills, some ten or more miles distant. After this I think I am right in saying that, for a time at least, the gutted tower stood derelict, until eventually the top, where the cap would be, was closed in by a flat roof, new floors built, and a new building altogether added semi-detached to the old tower, giving it a very ugly appearance from close quarters. | |||||
| 1936 |  | Windmill, Mark Cross | Hemming's Windmills | ||
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