2011

TQ3074 : Brixton Windmill

taken 13 years ago, near to Brixton, Lambeth, England

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Brixton Windmill
Brixton Windmill
This is the nearest surviving windmill to the centre of London. It was built in 1816 and was driven entirely by wind until 1862. By then, the surrounding area was so built-up that the sails could no longer operate efficiently and they were removed two years later. In 1964, the London County Council restored it with new sails and some reconditioned machinery, most of which was obtained from a derelict tower mill at Burgh-Le-Marsh in Lincolnshire. This is the view from Windmill Gardens, a small park created to highlight the windmill.

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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Park and Public Gardens other tags: Windmill Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Windmill Gardens [17] · Centre [11] · New Sails and some Reconditioned Machinery [3] Title Clusters: · Brixton Windmill [5] ·
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TQ3074, 136 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Marathon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 28 September, 2011   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 8 October, 2011
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 3045 7437 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:27.1975N 0:7.4371W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 3043 7439
View Direction
Southeast (about 135 degrees)
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