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Plumstead Common Windmill

Windmill in London, England

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Native text: 863 characters
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Revision: 1355350787 · 2026-05-21T10:23:10Z

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Overview

Plumstead Common Windmill is a tower mill in Plumstead Common, in the Royal Borough of Greenwich, in south London.

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. The tower remains today, as part of the Old Mill pub.

Description

Plumstead Common 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. File:Windmill behind Old Mill Pub, Plumstead (02).jpg The surviving structure File:The Old Mill pub, Plumstead 1849096.jpg The old mill today

Millers

*Longmore 1827 *Clements

External links

*Windmill World page on the mill.

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