A view towards Brixton Windmill with the Metropolitan Water Board Water Works chimney in the background

Date:
Mar 1935
Location:
Brixton Windmill, Blenheim Gardens, Brixton, Lambeth, Greater London Authority, SW2
Reference:
AA79/01817
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

This tower mill is still standing in Brixton, south London. Erected in 1816, it ceased operation by wind power in 1860 when a steam engine was installed. The machinery in the mill came from West End Mill, Burgh le Marsh, Lincolnshire.

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 Tower Mill, Georgian Windmill