Plumstead Common Windmill
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| Plumstead Common Windmill | |
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| File:Plumstead Common 1820.jpg Drawing dated 1820 | |
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| Origin | |
| Grid reference | TQ 4480 7791 |
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| Year built | Early nineteenth century |
| Information | |
| 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
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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
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Windmill World page on the mill.