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{{Location map+|Greater London |caption = 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. |float = right |width = 300 |places ={{location map~|Greater London|label=1|position=right|background=white|lat=51.643 |long=-0.243|caption=|float=}}{{location map~|Greater London|label=2|position=right|mark=Blue_pog.svg|background=white|lat=51.536 |long=0.069|caption=|float=}}{{location map~|Greater London|label=3|position=right|mark=Blue_pog.svg|background=white|lat=51.478 |long=-0.173|caption=|float=}}{{location map~|Greater London|label=4|position=right|background=white|lat=51.447 |long=-0.126|caption=|float=}}{{location map~|Greater London|label=5|position=right|background=white|lat=51.357 |long=0.033|caption=|float=}}{{location map~|Greater London|label=6|position=right|background=white|lat=51.482 | long=0.084 |caption=|float=}}{{location map~|Greater London|label=7|position=right|background=white|lat=51.370 |long=-0.055|caption=|float=}}{{location map~|Greater London|label=8|position=right|background=white|lat=51.443 |long=-0.377|caption=|float=}}{{location map~|Greater London|label=9|position=right|background=white|lat=51.558 |long=0.244 |caption=|float=}}{{location map~|Greater London|label=10|position=left|background=white|lat=51.455 |long=-0.178|caption=|float=}}{{location map~|Greater London|label=11|position=left|background=white|lat=51.438 |long=-0.232|caption=|float=}}{{location map~|Greater London|label=12|mark=Green_pog.svg|position=left|background=white|lat=51.527 |long=-0.007|caption=|float=}} }}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. LocationsA - B Location | Name of mill and grid reference | Type | Maps | First mention or built | Last mention or demise | Photograph |
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Acton | TQ 208 803}} | 1742 | 1622 | 1742 | Acton | TQ 208 803}} | Smock | 1801 | 1859, gone by 1865 | painting by John Varley, 1835 | Acton | TQ 195 805}} | 18th century | 18th century | Addington | Post | 1610* 1626 1659 1700* 1733 | 1292[1] | 1773[1] | Arkley | Barnet Gate Mill {{gbmappingsmall>TQ 218 953}} | Tower | c. 1830 | Windmill World | Ashford | 1277 | 1309 | Barking | TQ 458 842}} | Post[1] | 1243[1] | 1243[1] | Barking | TQ 439 839}} | 1777 | 1738[1] | 1793[1] | Barking | [1] {{gbmappingsmall>TQ 436 839}} | Smock[1] | 1815[1] | Demolished 1926[1] | Barnes | Mill Hill Mill | Post | 1673 1729 1733 1753 | 1443 | Blown down 15 October 1780 | Barnes | Mill Lodge Mill[1] | Smock[1] | 1783[1] | Demolished c. 1836[1] | Battersea | Colour Mill[1] | 1645[1] | 1645[1] | Battersea | Corn mill[1] | 1645[1] | 1645[1] | Battersea | Lead Mill[1] | 1645[1] | 1645[1] | Battersea | Nine Elms Mill[1] | Post[1] | 1753 1777* | 1753 | Standing in 1814, not on 1823 map, gone by 1828[1] | Battersea | Red House Mill[1] | Smock[1] | 1753 1777* | 1753 | 1851[1] | Battersea | Randall’s Mill[1] | Tower[1] | 1762 | 1762 | 1836[1] | Battersea | [1] {{gbmappingsmall>TQ 269 770}} | Horizontal | 1790 1823 | 1788[1] | Dismantled c. 1825[1] | Bermondsey | Cherry Garden Pier Mill[1] | Bermondsey | Abbey Mill #1[1] | Post[1] | 1805[1] | 1812[1] | Bermondsey | Abbey Mill #2[1] | Bermondsey | Poupart’s Mill[1] | Post[1] | 1753 1820 1823 | 1753 | Burnt down, Spring 1866[1] | Bermondsey | Tower[1] | 1834[1] | 1844, probably demolished in the 1850s[1] | Bexley | Horizontal | 1842 | Advertised for sale in 1842, no other details known.[2] | Blackfriars | {{gbmappingsmall>TQ 324 808}} | 1696[3] | 1748[3] | Blackheath | Lewisham Hill Mill[3] | 1695* 1745 | 1695 | 1745 | Blackheath | Morden Hill Mill[3] | 1745 | 1745 | 1750[3] | Blackheath | Black Heath[3] | Post[3] | 1769 | 1769 | 1819[3] | Blackheath | Black Heath[3] | Post[3] | 1769 | 1769 | 1769 | Bow | {{gbmappingsmall>TQ 365 835}} | Post[4] | 1844 | 1823[4] | 1852[4] | Bow | TQ 375 832}} | Smock[4] | 1844 | 1823[4] | 1852[4] | Brentford | {{gbmappingsmall>TQ 172 786}} | 1670 | 1703 | Brentford | TQ 186 779}} | Smock | 1777 | 1828 | Brixton | Ashby's Mill {{gbmappingsmall>TQ 303 737}} | Tower | 1816 1823 | 1816 | Brixton | Brixton Hill Mill[1] | Smock[1] | 1816 1823 | 1803[1] | 1845[1] | Bromley | Post | 1763 1769 1843 | 1665[5] | Demolished January 1835.[6] | Bromley by Bow | [6] Approximately {{gbmappingsmall>TQ 379 825}} | 1754 | 1754 | 1754 |
===C - D=== Location | Name of mill and grid reference | Type | Maps | First mention or built | Last mention or demise | Photograph |
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Camberwell | Camberwell Mill Freeman’s Mill[1] | Post [1] | 1753 | 1709[1] | 1831[1] | Camberwell | Dovedale Manor mill[1] | Smock or Tower[1] | 1823 1850 | 1823 | 1850 | Camberwell | Frensham Street Mill[1] | 1820 1850 | 1820 | 1850 | Camberwell | Bree Kill Mill[1] | Post[1] | 1746* 1789 | 1746 | Demolition ordered 1815[1] | Camerwell | Post[1] | 1307[1] | 1307[1] | Charlton | 1660[3] | Burnt down, 1660[3] | Chelsea | Tothill Fields | Smock | 1799 | 1815 | Chelsea | Tothill Fields | Post | 1806 | 1806 | Chelsea | {{gbmappingsmall>TQ 287 780}} | Smock | 1832 | c. 1870[7] | Chelsea | Don Salter's Walk | Smock | c. 1870[7] | c. 1870[7] | Chelsea | Waterworks | Smock | 1752 | 1762 | Chelsfield | Well Hill Mill[3] | 1769 | 1769 | 1769 | Chislehurst | Chislehurst Common Mill[3] | Smock[3] | 1796[3] | Demolished c.1877[3] | Chiswick | TQ 211 786}} | Post | 1675 | 1675 | 1765 | Chiswick | {{gbmappingsmall>TQ 224 784}} | Post | 1675 | 1675 | 1675 | City of London | Mountmill, Cripplegate | 1598 | Blown down 1601 | City of London | Queenhithe, Broken Wharf Waterworks[1] | Hollow post | 1696 1724 | 1696[1] | 1748[1] | City of London | Peerless Pool, Moorfields[1] | Tower[1] | 18th century[1] | 18th century[1] | Clapham | Clapham Common Mill[1] | 1616 | 1652[1] | Possibly moved to Nightingale Lane, 1652[1] | Clapham | Nightingale Lane Mill[1] | Post[1] | 1680[1] | 1680[1] | Clerkenwell | Clerkenwell Priory | Sunk post | c. 1100[8] | c. 1100[8] | Clerkenwell | {{gbmappingsmall>TQ 315 827}} | 14th century | 1430 | Clerkenwell | Stowell Mill {{gbmappingsmall>TQ 317 825}} | c. 1358 | 1399 | Clerkenwell | 16th century | 16th century | Clerkenwell | {{gbmappingsmall>TQ 312 827}} | Tower[9] | 1709 | 1720[10] | Clerkenwell | East Smithfield | 13th century | 14th century | Clerkenwell | {{gbmappingsmall>TQ 319 826}} | Early 16th century | Blown down 16th century | Clerkenwell | {{gbmappingsmall>TQ 319 826}} | Post | 1563 1658 | 1547 | 1647, gone by c. 1680 | Clerkenwell | Approximately {{gbmappingsmall>TQ 327 922}} | Post | 1563 1658 1660 1666 1669 | 1556 | 1669 | Clerkenwell | Finsbury Fields, West Mill | Post | 1563 1658 1660 1666 1669 | 1557 | 1669 | Clerkenwell | Finsbury Fields, Thomas Wells Mill | Post | 1563 1658 1660 1666 1669 | 1558 | 1669 | Clerkenwell | Finsbury Fields, 4th mill | Post | 1561 | Blown down c. 1600 | Clerkenwell | Finsbury Fields, 5th mill | Post | 1658 1660 1666 1669 | 1617 | 1669 | Clerkenwell | Finsbury Fields, 6th mill | Post | 1658 1660 1666 1669 | 1617 | 1669 | Clerkenwell | Finsbury Fields, 7th mill | Post | 1658 1660 1666 | 1617 | 1669 | Coulsdon Common | North side of Stites Hill Road[8] | Post[8] | 1762 1777* 1789 1816 1823 | 1762 | Demolished c. 1880[8] | Coulsdon Common | South side of Stites Hill Road[8] | Post[8] | 1789 1816 1823 | 1777[8] | Demolished 1924[8] | Cranford | {{gbmappingsmall>TQ 102 774}} | 1604 | Demolished 1625 | Cranham | Post[1] | 1463[1] | 1463[1] | Croydon | Crown Hill Mill[8] | Croydon | Gardiner’s Mill Croydon Mill[8] | Post[8] | 1762 1777* 1789 1816 | 1744[8] | Demolished c. 1814[8] | Croydon | Black Mill[8] | Post[8] | 1823 | 1814[8] | Demolished c. 1855[8] | Croydon | White Mill[8] | Smock[8] | 1828[8] | Demolished c. 1862[8] | Croydon | Noakes’s Mill[8] | Tower[8] | 1863 | 1852[8] | 1863 | Dagenham | [1] {{gbmappingsmall>TQ 495 867}} | Smock[1] | 1816[1] | Burnt down January 1869[1] | Dagenham | Little Jenny[8] {{gbmappingsmall>TQ 480 884}} | Post[1] | 1777 | 1765[1] | 1898[1] | Dagenham | Miss Bentley[1] {{gbmappingsmall>TQ 480 883}} | Post[1] | 1903 | 1820[1] | Demolished c. 1906[1] | Dagenham | Long Sally[1] {{gbmappingsmall>TQ 481 883}} | Post[1] | 1785[1] | Demolished c. 1893[8] | Dagenham | [1] {{gbmappingsmall>TQ 501 832}} | Smock[1] | 1825 | 1825< | 1884[1] | Deptford | Black Horse Fields Mill[3] | Smock[3] | 1843 | Burnt down 1854[3] | Deptford | Windmill Lane Mill[3] | 1832 | 1832 | 1832 | Deptford | Tanners Hill Mill[3] | Post[3] | 1840[11] | Demolished 1849[3] | Downe | Gorringes Farm Mill[3] | Tower[3] | 1843 | Burnt down 1902[3] | Dulwich | Dolwich Common Mill | Post | 1814 | 1814 |
E - F Location | Name of mill and grid reference | Type | Maps | First mention or built | Last mention or demise | Photograph |
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Ealing | 1318 | Blown down c. 1409 | Ealing | 1431 | 1431 | East Ham | TQ 420 831}} | Post[1] | 1267[1] | 1309[1] | East Ham | TQ 412 850}} | 1724* | 1724 | 1728[1] | East Ham | TQ 419 819}} | Post[1] | 1741[1] | 1741[1] | East Ham | [1] {{gbmappingsmall>TQ 427 833}} | 1872[1] | Burnt down c. 1891[1] | Edmonton | 1272 | 1359 | Edmonton | approximately {{gbmappingsmall>TQ 328 926}} | Post | 1627 | 1801 | Edmonton | {{gbmappingsmall>TQ 329 928}} | Post | 1819 | 1920 | Eltham | Mottingham Mill[3] | Enfield | 1284 | 1284 | Enfield | {{gbmappingsmall>TQ 317 967}} | Post | 1635 | Blown down 18th century | Enfield | {{gbmappingsmall>TQ 317 967}} | Smock | 1790 | 1790 | Demolished September 1904 | Enfield | {{gbmappingsmall>TQ 247 976}} | 1635 | 1740, gone by 1777 | Erith | [3] {{gbmappingsmall>TQ 502 772}} | Post | 1843 | Blown down 1 January c.1892[3] Windmill World | Feltham | {{gbmappingsmall>TQ 094 710}} | 1762 | 1762 | 1762 | Finchley | 1252 | 1398 | Finchley | Basings Pond | 1627 | 1734, gone by 1754 | Finchley | Lodge Hill | 1648 | 1648 | 1648 | Fulham | 1404 | 1404 | Fulham | TQ 768 239}} | 1790 | 1632 | Demolished 1794 |
G -H Location | Name of mill and grid reference | Type | Maps | First mention or built | Last mention or demise | Photograph |
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Greenwich | Greenwich Reach Mill[3] | Post[3] | Greenwich | Greenwich Reach Mill[3] | Smock[3] | Hackney | {{gbmappingsmall>TQ 341 834}} | 1833 | 1851, gone by 1856 | Hackney | Regent's Canal | Vertical axle mill | 1828 | 1828 | Hadley | 1288 | 1288 | Hadley | Beacon Hill | 1629 | 1629, gone by 1636 | Hadley | Beacon Hill | 1649 | 1649, gone by 1698 | Hadley | {{gbmappingsmall>TQ 246 967}} | 1821 | 1821, gone by 1827 | Hadley | {{gbmappingsmall>TQ 246 967}} | 1827 | 1867, gone by 1870 | Hampstead | 1270 | Blown down 1294 | Hampstead | 1295 | 1399 | Hampstead | Coneyfield | Post | 1597 | 1661, gone by 1680 | Hampstead | {{gbmappingsmall>TQ 263 861}} | Post | 1614 | 1728, gone by 1759 | Hampstead | Highgate | 1601 | 1601, gone by 1641 | Hampton | TQ 139 711}} | Smock | 1791 | Demolished 1874 | Hanwell | 1258 | 1343 | Harrow | 1236 | 1353 | Harrow | Sudbury Hill | 1695 | 1622 | 1695 | Harrow | Sudbury Hill | 1695 | 1695 | 1695 | Harrow | Wembley Hill | 1673 | 1672 | 1693 | Havering | TQ 520 926}} | Post[1] | 1262[1] | 1262[1] | Hayes | {{gbmappingsmall>TQ 095 818}} | 1675 | 1675 | 1675 | Hendon | 1321 | 1321 | Hendon | Goldeherd's Mill | 15th century | 15th century | Hendon | {{gbmappingsmall>TQ 223 934}} | 1679 | 1679 | 1685 | Hillingdon | 1328 | 1328 | Holborn | Approximately {{gbmappingsmall>TQ 313 819}} | 1505 | 1505, gone by 1507 | Holborn | Old St Paul's | Post[8] | 1616 | 1616 | 1616 | Holborn | Old St Paul's, York Buildings Waterwirjs | Hollow Post[8] | 1684[8] | Burnt down 1690[8] | Hornchurch | Post[1] | 1222[1] | 1256[1] | Hornchurch | New Mill Marks Mill[1] | Post[1] | 1355[1] | 1396[1] | Hornchurch | [1] {{gbmappingsmall>TQ 487 893}} | Post[1] | 1724 | 1365[1] | Demolished c. 1760[1] | Hornchurch | Marks Gate Mill[1] {{gbmappingsmall>TQ 486 899}} | Smock[1] | 1818[1] | Demolished May 1919[1] | Hornchurch | TQ 543 867}} | Post[1] | 1678 | 1678 | Burnt down June 1921[1] | Hornchurch | TQ 510 838}} | Post[1] | 1240[1] | 1240[1] | Hornchurch | Mardyke Mill[1] {{gbmappingsmall>TQ 510 840}} | Post[1] | 1724 | 1564[1] | 1724 | Hornchurch | [1] {{gbmappingsmall>TQ 528 880}} | Post[1] | 1833[1] | 1855, gone by 1864[1] | Hounslow | 162 | 1362 | Hounslow | [9] Approximately {{gbmappingsmall>TQ 115 744}} | Smock | 1757 | 1757 | Hounslow | Syon Park | Vertical axle mill | Hounslow | {{gbmappingsmall>TQ 119 752}} | Post | 1816 | 1765 | 1816, gone by 1818 | Hounslow | {{gbmappingsmall>TQ 119 752}} | Post | 1818 | Burnt down 24 August 1895 |
I - L Location | Name of mill and grid reference | Type | Maps | First mention or built | Last mention or demise | Photograph |
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Isleworth | 1370 | 1370 | Islington | Canonbury | 1306 | 1306 | Islington | [12] {{gbmappingsmall>TQ 328 839}} | Tower | 1786 | 1868 | Islington | White Lead Mill | Tower | 1792 | 1868 | Islington | Cattle Market (two mills) | Hollow post | 1820 | 1837 | Islington | Water Works[8] | Tower[8] | 1730[8] | 1767[8] | Kensington | Hyde Park | Post | 1543 | 1660 | Keston | Keston Mill {{gbmappingsmall>TQ 415 640}} | Post | 1736 1769 | 1716 | Keston | Olive's Mill[3] | 1878 | Burnt down 1885[13] | Keston | Holwood Park Mill[3] | Kew | Kew Mill[8] | Smock Mill[8] | Late 18th century[8] | Late 18th century[8] | Kingsbury | Redhill | 1675 | 1738, gone by 1754 | Laleham | 14th century | 1698 | Laleham | TQ 705 055}} | 1816 | 1816 | 1834 | Lambeth | South end of Waterloo Bridge[8] | Paltrok[8] | 1658 1720 | 1658 | 1760[8] | Lambeth | South end of Hungerford Bridge[8] | Post[8] | 1762 1763 1777* | 1762 | Demolished 1848[8] | Lambeth | Junction of Ethelred Street and Hutton Road[8] | 1762 1763 | 1762 | 1763 | Lambeth | Junction of Newport Street and Whitgift Street[8] | Smock[8] | 1753[8] | 1830[8] | Lambeth | Drug Mill[8] | Tower[8] | 1737[8] | Demolished 1867[14] | Lambeth | Cons Street Mill[8] | Smock[8] | 1800 1816 | 1800 | Demolished c. 1840[8] | Lee | 1843 | Demolished c.1850[3] | Leyton | TQ 384 868}} | Post[8] | 1724* | 1724 | 1739[8] | Leyton | [8] {{gbmappingsmall>TQ 376 855}} | 1818 | 1770[8] | 1818, gone by 1838[8] | Limehouse | Paltrok mill | 1663 | Destroyed in a riot, 1663 | Limehouse | Smock | 1768 | Destroyed in a riot, 1768 | Limehouse | Smock | 1791 | 1791 |
M - P Location | Name of mill and grid reference | Type | Maps | First mention or built | Last mention or demise | Photograph |
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Marylebone | 1708 | 1708 | Mayfair | Bond Street[8] | 1647 1666 1675 | 1647 | 1675 | Mitcham Common | {{gbmappingsmall>TQ 292 678}} | Post | 1806 | Dismantled 1905 Windmill World | Monthill | Early 17th century | Early 17th century | Newington | 1658 1675 1746* 1763 | 1658 | Demolished 1799[8] | North Ockendon | TQ 599 851}} | Post[1] | 1610[1] | 1840[1] | Northolt | {{gbmappingsmall>TQ 1386 8552}} | Northolt | {{gbmappingsmall>TQ 1250 8250}} | Post mill | Norton Folgate | Smock | Norwood | Westow Hill Mill[8] | 1812[8] | Demolished c. 1854[8] | Perivale | 1342 | 1342 | Perivale | 17th century | 17th century | Pinner | c. 1285 | c. 1285 | Pinner | TQ 112 903}} | 1619 | Blown down 1721 | Pinner | TQ 112 903}} | Smock | 1720s | Burnt down 1872 | Plumstead Common | Plumstead Common Mill {{gbmappingsmall>TQ 448 779}} | Tower | 1820 | Poplar | Millwall, Browns Mill | Post | 1723 1731 | 1723 | 1781 | Poplar | Millwall, Smith's Mill | Post | 1723 1731 | 1723 | 1772 | Poplar | Millwall, Smith's Mill Middle Mill | Post | 1723 1731 | 1723 | 1765 | Poplar | Millwall, Smith's Mill | Post | 1723 1731 | 1723 | 1731 | Poplar | Millwall, Baker's Mill | Post | 1723 1731 | 1703 | 1804 | Poplar | Millwall, Churn's Mill Chinn's Mill | Post | 1723 1731 | 1723 | 1805 | Poplar | Millwall, Ward's Mill Theobalds Mill | Post | 1723 1731 | 1723 | 1731 | Poplar | Millwall, Ward's Mill | Post | 1723 1731 | 1723 | 1731 | Poplar | Millwall (ninth mill) | Post | 1723 1731 | Poplar | Millwall (tenth mill) | Smock | 1703 1731 1824 | 1703 | 1853, gone by 1859 | Poplar | Blackwall | Smock | 1840 | 1840 |
R - S Location | Name of mill and grid reference | Type | Maps | First mention or built | Last mention or demise | Photograph |
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Richmond[8] | Post[8] | 1635 1673 1733 | 1635 | 1730, gone by 1764[8] | Romford | [1] {{gbmappingsmall>TQ 507 884}} | Post[1] | 1728[1] | 1863, gone by 1868[1] | Romford | TQ 515 893}} | Post[1] | 1678 | 1618[1] | 1696[1] | Romford | [1] {{gbmappingsmall>TQ 517 893}} | Post[1] | 1728[1] | 1861[1] | Romford | [1] {{gbmappingsmall>TQ 515 885}} | Post[1] | 1618[1] | 1871, gone by 1876[1] | Romford | [1] {{gbmappingsmall>TQ 503 911}} | Post[1] | 1815[1] | Demolished c. 1862[1] | Romford | [1] {{gbmappingsmall>TQ 513 903}} | 1777 | 1775[1] | 1777 | Rotherhithe | Cuckold’s Point Mills[8] | 1662 (three)[8] | 1810 (one)[8] | Ruislip | TQ 099 876}} | 1294 | 1294 | Shadwell | TQ 354 807}} | 1824 | 1824 | 1824 | Shirley | {{gbmappingsmall>TQ 355 652}} | Post[8] | 1809[8] | Burnt down October 1854[8] | Shirley | Shirley Mill {{gbmappingsmall>TQ 355 652}} | Tower | 1855 | Shoreditch | TQ 335 836}} | Tower | 1824 | 1782 | 1829 | Soho | {{gbmappingsmall>TQ 249 819}} | Tower | 1721 | 1787 | Soho | Windmill Field (believed near latter day Great Windmill Street, London W1) | Post mill (may have been rebuilt as a smock mill after about 1650) | Circa 1585 | Late 18c | Southall | {{gbmappingsmall>TQ 144 797}} | 1721 | Demolished 1855 | Southall | TQ 143 809}} | Smock | 1820s | 1886 | Southwark | St George’s Fields[8] | Post[8] | 1616[8] | 1662[8] | Southwark | St Georges Fields[8] | Post[8] | 1616[8] | 1677[8] | Southwark | Widflete Mill[8] | Tower[8] | 1710[8] | 1724[8] | Southwark | Post[8] | 1746* | 1746 | Demolished 1820[8] | Stanmore | Mid-13th century | Mid-13th century | Stanmore | 1352 | 1352 | Stanmore | 1547 | 1547 | Stanmore | {{gbmappingsmall>TQ 168 940}} | 1306 | 1680 | St Clement Danes | TQ 311 812}} | Post | 1558 | 1615 | Stepney | 1325 | 1342 | Stepney | Ratcliffe | 1713 | 1713 | St George Hanover Square | TQ 287 183}} | 1675 | 1675 | 1675, later moved to Mill Hill Place | St George Hanover Square | Mill Hill Place | St George Hanover Square | {{gbmappingsmall>TQ 284 798}} | Hollow post | Mid-18th century | Mid-18th century | St James's | TQ 296 807}} | Tower | 1658 | Early 17th century | 1647 | Stoke Newington | 1813 | 1852 | Streatham | Streatham Mill[8] | 1816 1823 | 1816 | 1823 | St Sepulchre | Newgate Prison | Hollow post | 1752 | Demolished 1778 | Surbiton | Surbiton Hill Mill[8] | 1816 1823 | 1805[8] | Demolished 1850[8] | Sydenham | Sydenham Mill[3] | 19th century[3] | 19th century[3] |
T - W Location | Name of mill and grid reference | Type | Maps | First mention or built | Last mention or demise | Photograph |
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Totteridge | 1277[15] | 1277[15] | Twickenham | 14th century | 14th century | Twickenham | 1635 | 1635 | 1635 | Twickenham | {{gbmappingsmall>TQ 138 729}} | 1635 | 1635 | 1675, gone by 1743 | Twickenham | Whitton | 1722 | 1722 | Twickenham | {{gbmappingsmall>TQ 144 728}} | 1799 | 1799 | Upminster | [1] {{gbmappingsmall>TQ 558 904}} | Post[1] | 1724* | 1652[1] | Demolished 1882[1] | Upminster | Abraham’s Mill {{gbmappingsmall>TQ 557 868}} | Smock | 1803 | Walthamstow | [1] {{gbmappingsmall>TQ 395 910}} | Post[1] | 1700 1805 | 1676[1] | Blown down c. 1800[1] | Wandsworth | Post[8] | 1535[8] | Moved to Wimbledon Common c. 1613[8] | Wandsworth | Middle Mill[8] | 1762 1777 | 1762 | 1835[8] | Wandsworth | Brazil Mill[8] | Smock[8] | 1811[8] | Sail-less in 1825, demolished later[8] | Wandsworth | Wandsworth Common Mill {{gbmappingsmall>TQ 267 745}} | Smock mill | 1837 | Wandsworth | Blackmore’s Mill[8] | West Ham | [1] {{gbmappingsmall>TQ 379 838}} | Post[1] | 1774[1] | Moved to Shirley, Surrey c. 1809[1] | West Ham | [1] {{gbmappingsmall>TQ 380 838}} | Post[1] | 1746 | 1746 | Moved to Nobshill c. 1807[1] | West Ham | [1] {{gbmappingsmall>TQ 380 834}} | Post[1] | 1702[1] | 1724, gone by 1730[1] | West Ham | [1] {{gbmappingsmall>TQ 380 834}} | Post[1] | 1746 | 1730[1] | 1746 | West Ham | [1] {{gbmappingsmall>TQ 379 836}} | Post[1] | 1777* | 1724[1] | 1844, gone by 1854[1] | West Ham | [1] {{gbmappingsmall>TQ 376 841}} | Post[1] | 1807[1] | 1870[1] | West Ham | Redcross Mill[1] {{gbmappingsmall>TQ 381 839}} | Post[1] | 1724 1746 1777* | 1720[1] | 1849[1] | West Ham | [1] {{gbmappingsmall>TQ 348 827}} | Post[1] | 1724 1746 | 1699[1] | 1837, gone by 1840[1] | West Ham | [1] {{gbmappingsmall>TQ 388 833}} | Post[1] | 1682[1] | Blown down 1701[1] | West Ham | [1] {{gbmappingsmall>TQ 388 833}} | Smock[1] | 1703[1] | Demolished c. 1767[8] | West Ham | Abbey Mill[1] | Smock[1] | 1768[1] | Burnt down 30 April 1862[1] | West Ham | [1] {{gbmappingsmall>TQ 397 847}} | Smock[1] | 1746 | 1746 | 1746 | West Ham | [1] {{gbmappingsmall>TQ 397 846}} | Smock[1] | 1724 1746 1777* | 1724 | Demolished October 1860[1] | West Ham | TQ 411 814}} | 1668[1] | 1752[1] | West Ham | TQ 398 853}}[1] | 1825 | 1825 | 1825 | West Ham | TQ 401 811}} | 1739[1] | 1739[1] | West Ham | Industrial School[1] | 1893 | 1854[1] | Demolished c. 1893 | Westminster | 1279 | 1306 | Westminster | White Lead Mill, Millbank | Smock | c. 1800 | c. 1800 | Westminster | The Strand[8] | Post | 1616 | 1615[8] | 1696 | West Norwood | 1433 | 1496 | West Norwood | Post | 1635 | 1611 | 1676 | Whitechapel | {{gbmappingsmall>TQ 343 816}} | Post | 1643 | 1658 | Whitechapel | {{gbmappingsmall>TQ 342 814}} | Smock | 1724 | 1724 | 1807 | Whitechapel | Commercial Road | 1806 | 1806 | Willesden | 1295 | Demolished 1365 | Willesden | Approximately {{gbmappingsmall>TQ 218 854}} | Post | 1616 | 1817 | Willesden | {{gbmappingsmall>TQ 245 848}} | Smock | 1803 | Burnt down 1863 | Wimbledon Common | Tibbett’s Corner Mill[8] | Post[8] | c. 1613[8] | 1636[8] | Wimbledon Common | Wimbledon Common Mill {{gbmappingsmall>TQ 230 725}} | Hollow post, rebuilt as Smock in 1893 | 1816 | Woodford | TQ 400 920}} | 1678 | 1628[1] | 1710[1] | Woolwich | Co-operative Mill[3] | 1760[3] | Burnt down 16 March 1760[3] | Woolwich | Co-operative Mill[3] | Smock[3] | 1769 | 1760[3] | 1845[3] |
Maps- c.1563 "Woodcut" (or "Agas") map of London[16]
- 1610 John Speed[17]
- 1616 John Visscher[16]
- 1626 [17]
- 1635 Moses Glover (Map of the Isleworth Hundred)
- 1647 Wenceslas Hollar (Long View of London from Bankside)
- 1648 John Norden[16]
- 1658 William Faithorne[16][18]
- 1659 William Faithorne[17]
- 1660 Frederick De Wit[16]
- 1666 Ben Gerlen[16]
- 1673 Richard Blome
- 1675 John Ogilby[16]
- 1678 John Ogilby & William Morgan[417]
- 1695 Robert Morden[16]
- 1695Robert Morden[419]
- 1696 Robert Morden[16]
- 1700 Robert Morden & John Pask[417]
- 1700[17]
- 1703 Joel Gascoigne (survey of the Parish of Stepney)
- 1720 Dr Harris[17]
- 1723 Sutton Nicholl (A prospect of Greenwich & London)
- 1724 Sutton Nicholl (View of London and Southwark)
- 1724 John Warburton, Joseph Bland & Payler Smith[417]
- 1729 John Sennex[17]
- 1731 C du Box (A view of Greenwich)
- 1733 John Seller[17]
- 1736 Emanuel Bowen[419]
- 1742 John Seller[16]
- 1746 John Rocque[417]
- 1746 John Rocque[17]
- 1753 Emanuel Bowen[17]
- 1754 John Rocque[16]
- 1762 John Rocque[16]
- 1763 John Rocque[17]
- 1769 Andrews, Dury and Herbert[19]
- 1777 John Chapman and Peter André[20]
- 1777Andrews & Dury[17]
- 1789 Lindley & Crosley[17]
- 1790 William Faden[16]
- 1800 Laurie & Whittle[17]
- 1816 Ordnance Survey
- 1818 Christopher & John Greenwood[16]
- 1819 Ordnance Survey
- 1830 Ordnance Survey
- 1823 Bryant[17]
- 1824 Christopher Greenwood ([https://web.archive.org/web/20110406112050/http://users.bathspa.ac.uk/greenwood/imagemap.html Map of London])
- 1825 Christopher Greenwood[20]
- 1832 Cary (Map of Deptford)
- 1843 Ordnance Survey
- 1844 Ordnance Survey
- 1850 C Knight[17]
- 1863 Ordnance Survey
- 1893 Ordnance Survey
- 1903 Ordnance Survey
See also- Windmills in Kent
- Windmills in Surrey
NotesMills 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.[8] - Millwall
Three mills were standing in 1835, two in 1845. The last mill standing was the smock mill, as detailed above. SourcesUnless indicated otherwise, the source for all entries is {{cite book | first = Guy| last = Blythman| year = 1996| month = | title = Watermills & Windmills of Middlesex| publisher = Baron Birch| location = |isbn= 0-86023-538-6}}. References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 {{cite book | first = Kenneth| last = Farries| year = 1981| month = | title = Essex Windmills, Millers and Millwrights - Volume One – An Historical Review| publisher = Charles Skilton| location = London & Edinburgh| isbn = 0-284-98641-0}}, {{cite book | first = Kenneth| last = Farries| year = 1982| month = | title = Essex Windmills, Millers and Millwrights - Volume Two – A Technical Review | publisher = Charles Skilton| location = London & Edinburgh| isbn = 0-284-98637-2}}, {{cite book | first = Kenneth| last = Farries| year = 1984| month = | title = Essex Windmills, Millers and Millwrights - Volume Three - A Review by Parishes, A-E| publisher = Charles Skilton| location = Edinburgh| isbn = 0-284-98642-9}}, {{cite book | first = Kenneth| last = Farries| year = 1985| month = | title = Essex Windmills, Millers and Millwrights - Volume Four - A Review by Parishes, F-R| publisher = Charles Skilton| location = Edinburgh| isbn = 0-284-98647-X}} and {{cite book | first = Kenneth| last = Farries| year = 1988| month = | title = Essex Windmills, Millers and Millwrights - Volume Five - A Review by Parishes, S-Z| publisher = Charles Skilton| location = Edinburgh| isbn = 0-284-98821-9}} 2. ^{{cite book | first=Rob |last=Cumming |title=The Windmills of North West Kent and Kentish London (and the men who built them) |publisher=Stenlake Publishing |location=Catrine |year=2014 |isbn=9781840336634 |p=6}} 3. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 {{cite book | first = William| last = Coles Finch| authorlink=William Coles Finch| year = 1933| title = Watermills and Windmills| publisher = C W Daniel Company| location = London}} 4. ^1 2 3 4 5 One was a post mill, one was a smock mill. One of the mills was standing in 1823 and one in 1852, both appeared on the 1844 OS map. 5. ^{{cite journal | last = | first = |date=February 1984| title = | journal = Bygone Kent | volume = 6| issue = 2| pages =87–91| publisher = Meresborough Books | location = Rainham | issn = }} 6. ^1 {{cite journal |last1=Cumming |first1=Rob |year=2010|title=Bromley's Windmill:Debunking a few myths. |journal=Cant Post|publisher=Kent Mills Society |volume= |issue= 2 |location=Kent |pages=24–28 |ref=harv }} 7. ^1 2 Appears on painting Don Salter's Walk by Cecil Gordon Lawson 8. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 {{cite book | first = and Mason, M T | last=Farries, K G | year = 1966| title = The Windmills of Surrey and Inner London| publisher = Charles Skilton Ltd| location = London}} 9. ^1 Six sails 10. ^Cap and sails blown off 20 November 1720, converted to horse power, Tower standing to full height in 1730 but had been reduced in height by 1799. Base remains standing. 11. ^Drawing dated 1840 exists 12. ^Five sails 13. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.millsarchive.com/kent/millpeople/Kent%20Mill%20People.htm |publisher=The Mills Archive Trust |title=Directory of Kent Mill People |accessdate=May 5, 2008 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080704070506/http://www.millsarchive.com/kent/millpeople/Kent%20Mill%20People.htm |archivedate=July 4, 2008 |df= }} 14. ^{{cite web|url=http://partleton.co.uk/EarlyLambeth.htm |title=A Short(ish) History of Lambeth 1720-1899 |publisher=Partleton |accessdate=26 December 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226230007/http://partleton.co.uk/EarlyLambeth.htm |archivedate=26 December 2014 |df= }} 15. ^1 {{cite book | first = Cyril| last = Moore| year = 1999| month = | title = Hertfordshire Windmills and Windmillers| publisher = Windsup Publishing| location = Sawbridgeworth| isbn = 0-9533861-0-4}} 16. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Map of Middlesex 17. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Map of Surrey 18. ^Surveyed 1643-47. 19. ^1 2 Map of Kent 20. ^1 2 3 4 5 Map of Essex
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