A view looking towards the post mill at Reigate Heath

Date:
1927 - 1943
Location:
Reigate Heath Windmill, Flanchford Road, Reigate Heath, Reigate and Banstead, Surrey
Reference:
AA79/01813
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

The mill dates from at least 1765. In this picture, the stairs to the upper storey have decayed. The roundhouse of the disused mill was converted into a chapel in 1880. It is believed to be the only windmill to also be a consecrated church.

Content

This is part of the Collection: SIM01 H E S Simmons Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Simmons, Herbert Edward Sydney

Keywords

Georgian Windmill, Baptist Chapel, Georgian Post Mill