Grade II listed building. Main construction periods 1800 to 1973 Drapers Mill was built in 1845 and was once one of a line of mills on the high ground at Margate. It was built by the Canterbury millwright John Holman as a Smock corn mill. It worked by wind until 1916 when a gas engine was installed. The sweeps were removed in 1927 along with the fantail when they were considered to be unsafe. After 1933 it became derelict. The mill is now in good condition and is fully functional. It was restored to working order between after it was bought by Kent County Council in 1968.