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The Brixton Flour Mills, off Brixton Hill. The windmill was built 1816-17 and leased by John Ashby as a 'Brick corn Mill'. By 1862 the surrounding area had become too built-up for it to operate efficiently, so the sails removed and machinery was changed. It was used for storage for a short time and returned to flour milling from 1902 to 1934 being steam and then gas-driven, by the firm of Ashby. In 1955 it was purchased by the London County Council and re-opened as Windmill Gardens in 1962, located adjacent to Blenheim Gardens. It was restored again in 2011. Article on the centenary of the Mills from the Daily Graphic, Weekly, c.1913.

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Details
Collection:	South London News Cuttings Vols.
Image type:	Photograph
Artist:
Ref:	02061
Identifier:	LBL/DAS/RL/1/3/2 p5
Date:	c.1913