Black Mill was the third mill on the site. There was a mill on Barham Down in the thirteenth century. A mill was marked on Philip Symonson's map of 1596,
John Speed's map of 1611,
Robert Morden's map of 1695 and
Emanuel Bowen's map of 1736. This mill was originally a little lower down the hill, and was moved to a new position higher up. The second mill was marked on the 1819–43
Ordnance Survey map. and restored the mill in 1956. He was awarded a Windmill Certificate by the
Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings for his efforts. The work was done by Holman's of Canterbury, the last millwrighting they did before the firm stopped doing millwrighting work.
Kent County Council contributed £400 towards the restoration work. The work included the replacement of two sails that had been blown off in a storm on 13 March 1951. The mill featured in the 1955 film "Raising a Riot" starring
Kenneth More. The mill was purchased by Kent County Council in the late 1960s and burnt down on 3 March 1970 when a spark from a bonfire set light to the mill. A new stage had been prepared for the restored mill, and this was donated to
Draper's Windmill,
Margate and erected there by Vincent Pargeter. ==Description==