Ifield Water Mill is a 19th-century weatherboarded watermill built on the site of an earlier, smaller, flour mill which itself replaced an iron forge (one of many in the Crawley area). It fell into disuse in the 1930s.

The local council, which acquired the land for housing development in the 1970s, leased the mill to local enthusiasts, who restored it to working order. The Mill is now maintained by the Crawley Museum society and is open to the public on various days throughout the year. Please visit https://crawleymuseums.org/ifield-watermill/ for details of openings.

These photos chart the mill from being a working concern, when it was derelict, through the restoration and on completion. They have been sourced from https://catalogue.millsarchive.org/ifield-mill-crawley. You can purchase full resolution images, as well as view more, by visiting the site.

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