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WINDMILL, BRIXTON HILL

WINDMILL, BRIXTON HILL

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

#ARCHITECTURE / BUILDINGS  #BRIXTON HILL  #COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY  #date unknown  #Pencil Drawing  #TRADE