▁from ▁Kil nd own , ▁G oud h urst , ▁Kent ▁circa ▁ 1 8 1 7 . ▁The ▁first ▁record ▁of ▁a ▁wind mill ▁at ▁N ut ley ▁is ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 0 . ▁A ▁tim ber ▁in ▁the ▁mill ▁has ▁been ▁dated ▁by ▁d end ro chron ology ▁to ▁ 1 7 3 8 - 7 0 , ▁and ▁the ▁main ▁post ▁is ▁even ▁older , ▁d ating ▁to ▁ 1 5 3 3 - 7 0 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 0 , ▁the ▁mill ▁was ▁painted ▁white ▁and ▁working ▁on ▁four ▁common ▁s ails . ▁The ▁mill ▁was ▁modern ised ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 0 s , ▁with ▁the ▁original ▁wooden ▁wind sh aft ▁being ▁replaced ▁by ▁a ▁cast ▁iron ▁one , ▁and ▁spring ▁s ails ▁replacing ▁the ▁comm ons . ▁Lar ger ▁mill st ones ▁were ▁added . ▁The ▁mill ▁was ▁tar red ▁at ▁about ▁this ▁point , ▁as ▁shown ▁by ▁a ▁photo ▁dated ▁ 1 8 9 0 . ▁She ▁worked ▁by ▁wind ▁until ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁although ▁latter ly ▁in ▁poor ▁condition . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁the ▁owner ▁of ▁the ▁mill , ▁Lady ▁Castle ▁Stewart , ▁had ▁the ▁mill ▁sh ored ▁up ▁with ▁brick ▁pi ers ▁and ▁steel ▁jo ists ▁below ▁the ▁body . ▁These ▁allowed ▁the ▁mill ▁to ▁surv ive ▁until ▁she ▁could ▁be ▁restored . ▁ ▁Rest oration ▁started ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁The ▁mill ▁turned ▁by ▁wind ▁again