Historic mill for sail with round rooms and sea views
THERE’S a surprise at the end of a semi-rural lane on the Isle of Anglesey; pass the pretty whitewashed cottages and the leisure centre and a Grade II-listed windmill is waiting for you.
According to the website anglesey. info the windmill is call Melin Adda (Adams Mill) and is thought to date back to about 1790.
It was built to work in combination with two adjacent water mills, one of which is said to have dated back to medieval times, but which are no longer in existence.
The website britishlistedbuildings.co.uk states that Melin Adda formed part of a complete milling complex on the site, which also included numerous outbuildings as well as the water mills.
The site was built to cater for the increasing demands of the rapidly growing local population resulting from the nearby copper mills boom in business during the 1800s.
At this time it is documented that Anglesey could claim to have more than 40 working windmills.
Now Melin Adda is one of only 18 windmills that remain on the island, and not all of them have been lucky enough to be saved from dereliction by being converted into a home.
Melin Adda was last a working building in 1912 before being converted in 1975, one of the first to be transformed on the island and a testament to the vision of the then windmill owners.
The windmill tower, which is more than eight metres tall, now has an added viewing platform at the top where a new owner can enjoy panoramic views across Amlwch to the coast and crystal-clear sea.
The tower itself comprises a lounge, circular of course, which has a staircase up to a bedroom on the first floor and then up to another bedroom on the second floor.
All very round in shape and unique in character.
Added to the tower during the building’s conversion is a groundfloor, single-storey extension that has a kitchen and adjacent diningroom that both open out onto a rear garden deck area.
There is a family bathroom and a bedroom with handy ensuite toilet.
The mill’s history includes the death of the miller Owen Hughes, who was tragically struck by one of the sails in 1865.
This is not a worry for any potential buyer, as all that remains of the wind sails is a replica horizontal windshaft with a modern cross and four timbers that represent the sails. ■