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Plumstead Common Windmill

Coordinates: 51°28′54″N 0°05′02″E / 51.4817°N 0.0840°E / 51.4817; 0.0840
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Plumstead Common Windmill
Drawing dated 1820
Map
Origin
Grid referenceTQ 4480 7791
Coordinates51°28′54″N 0°05′02″E / 51.4817°N 0.0840°E / 51.4817; 0.0840
Year builtEarly nineteenth century
Information
PurposeCorn mill
TypeTower mill
StoreysFour storeys
No. of sailsFour
Type of sailsCommon sails
WindingHand 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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The old mill today

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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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Coles Finch, William (1933). Watermills and Windmills. London: C W Daniel Company. p. 229.
  2. ^ a b "Directory of Kent Mill People". The Mills Archive Trust. Archived from the original on 16 April 2009. Retrieved 26 April 2008.
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