Plumstead Common Windmill is a
tower mill
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Plumstead Common
Plumstead Common is a common and urban park in Plumstead in the Royal Borough of Greenwich ( SE18), south-east London. It is part of the South East London Green Chain.
Location and geology
Plumstead Common is bound to the north by Old Mill Roa ...
, in the
Royal Borough of Greenwich
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, in
south London
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History
Plumstead Common Windmill was marked on the 1819-43
Ordnance Survey
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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.
The tower remains today, as part of the Old Mill
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Description
Plumstead Common Mill has a four-storey brick tower. It had four
common sails
Common may refer to:
Places
* Common, a townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
* Boston Common, a central public park in Boston, Massachusetts
* Cambridge Common, common land area in Cambridge, Massachusetts
* Clapham Common, originally com ...
. There was a stage at first floor level. The mill had a domed cap and was winded by hand.
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Millers
*Longmore 1827[
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References
External links
Windmill World page
on the mill.
{{Windmills in England
Windmills in London
Grinding mills in the United Kingdom
Tower mills in the United Kingdom
Buildings and structures in the Royal Borough of Greenwich
Tourist attractions in the Royal Borough of Greenwich