Plumstead Common Windmill
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| Plumstead Common Windmill | |
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Kent | |
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| Type: | Windmill |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TQ44807791 |
| Location: | 51°28’54"N, -0°5’2"E |
| History | |
| Built Early nineteenth century | |
| Windmill | |
| Information | |
Plumstead Common Windmill is a tower mill on Plumstead Common suburban Kent.
The 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]
History
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.
Outside links
| ("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Plumstead Common Windmill) |
- Plumstead Common Windmill: Windmill World