Plumstead Common Windmill
Appearance
Plumstead Common Windmill | |
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![]() Drawing dated 1820 | |
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Origin | |
Grid reference | TQ 4480 7791 |
Coordinates | 51°28′54″N 0°05′02″E / 51.4817°N 0.0840°E |
Year built | Early nineteenth century |
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Purpose | Corn mill |
Type | Tower mill |
Storeys | Four storeys |
No. of sails | Four |
Type of sails | Common sails |
Winding | Hand winded |
Plumstead Common Windmill is a tower mill in Plumstead Common, in the Royal Borough of Greenwich, in south London.
History
[edit]Plumstead Common Windmill was marked on the 1819-43 Ordnance Survey map. In 1827, there was an accident at the mill when so many people crowded onto the stage to watch a sham fight that it gave way, injuring a number of them. In 1848, the mill was converted into a brewhouse, having been disused for a number of years previously.[1] The tower remains today, as part of the Old Mill pub.
Description
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Plumstead Common Mill has a four-storey brick tower. It had four common sails. There was a stage at first floor level. The mill had a domed cap and was winded by hand.[1]
Millers
[edit]References
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- ^ a b c d Coles Finch, William (1933). Watermills and Windmills. London: C W Daniel Company. p. 229.
- ^ a b "Directory of Kent Mill People". The Mills Archive Trust. Archived from the original on 16 April 2009. Retrieved 26 April 2008.
External links
[edit]- Windmill World page on the mill.