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List of windmills in London
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A list of existing and former windmills whose sites fall within Greater London, England. When built, these mills were within the counties of Kent, Surrey, Middlesex, Hertfordshire or Essex. Of those windmills known to have existed, nine remain and are preserved; as are the tide mills at Three Mills, West Ham.
Extant windmills (red), former windmills (blue) and extant tide mills (green) in Greater London.
1 Arkley, 2 Barking, 3 Battersea, 4 Brixton, 5 Keston, 6 Plumstead Common, 7 Shirley, 8 Twickenham, 9 Upminster, 10 Wandsworth Common, 11 Wimbledon Common, 12 West Ham.
1 Arkley, 2 Barking, 3 Battersea, 4 Brixton, 5 Keston, 6 Plumstead Common, 7 Shirley, 8 Twickenham, 9 Upminster, 10 Wandsworth Common, 11 Wimbledon Common, 12 West Ham.
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Locations
A - B
C - D
E - F
G -H
I - L
M - P
R - S
T - W
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Maps
- c.1563 "Woodcut" (or "Agas") map of London[17]
- 1610 John Speed[18]
- 1616 John Visscher[17]
- 1626 [18]
- 1635 Moses Glover (Map of the Isleworth Hundred)
- 1647 Wenceslas Hollar (Long View of London from Bankside)
- 1648 John Norden[17]
- 1658 William Faithorne[17][19]
- 1659 William Faithorne[18]
- 1660 Frederick De Wit[17]
- 1666 Ben Gerlen[17]
- 1673 Richard Blome
- 1675 John Ogilby[17]
- 1678 John Ogilby & William Morgan[20]
- 1695 Robert Morden[17]
- 1695*Robert Morden[21]
- 1696 Robert Morden[17]
- 1700 Robert Morden & John Pask[20]
- 1700*[18]
- 1703 Joel Gascoigne (survey of the Parish of Stepney)
- 1720 Dr Harris[18]
- 1723 Sutton Nicholl (A prospect of Greenwich & London)
- 1724 Sutton Nicholl (View of London and Southwark)
- 1724* John Warburton, Joseph Bland & Payler Smith[20]
- 1729 John Sennex[18]
- 1731 C du Box (A view of Greenwich)
- 1733 John Seller[18]
- 1736 Emanuel Bowen[21]
- 1742 John Seller[17]
- 1746 John Rocque[20]
- 1746* John Rocque[18]
- 1753 Emanuel Bowen[18]
- 1754 John Rocque[17]
- 1762 John Rocque[17]
- 1763 John Rocque[18]
- 1769 Andrews, Dury and Herbert[21]
- 1777 John Chapman and Peter André[20]
- 1777*Andrews & Dury[18]
- 1789 Lindley & Crosley[18]
- 1790 William Faden[17]
- 1800 Laurie & Whittle[18]
- 1816 Ordnance Survey
- 1818 Christopher & John Greenwood[17]
- 1819 Ordnance Survey
- 1830 Ordnance Survey
- 1823 Bryant[18]
- 1824 Christopher Greenwood (Map of London)
- 1825 Christopher Greenwood[20]
- 1832 Cary (Map of Deptford)
- 1843 Ordnance Survey
- 1844 Ordnance Survey
- 1850 C Knight[18]
- 1863 Ordnance Survey
- 1893 Ordnance Survey
- 1903 Ordnance Survey
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Notes
Mills in bold are still standing, known building dates are indicated in bold. Text in italics denotes indicates that the information is not confirmed, but is likely to be the case stated.
- Bexleyheath
May Place Mill, listed in Watermills and Windmills under Bexleyheath, actually stood just within Crayford, and has an entry at the List of windmills in Kent.
- Finsbury Fields
The last of the Finsbury Fields windmills was demolished c. 1750 to make way for St Luke's Hospital for the Clergy.[1]
- Millwall
Three mills were standing in 1835, two in 1845. The last mill standing was the smock mill, as detailed above.
Sources
Unless indicated otherwise, the source for all entries is Blythman, Guy (1996). Watermills & Windmills of Middlesex. Baron Birch. ISBN 0-86023-538-6..
References
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