The Brixton Hill windmill, seen here surrounded by land that was used for digging brick earth until the 1870s. The mill 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 milling from 1902 to 1934 being steam and then gas-driven, by the firm of Ashby.
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| Image type: | Pencil Drawing |
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| Ref: | 04562 |
| Identifier: | LP16/590/BRI.1 |
| Date: | c.1860 |
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