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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.

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

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