| | Brixton - Brixton Windmill
Location
Grid reference - TQ 304 743
OS Sheet – 176 & 177
Off A23 Brixton Hill. Travelling north, turn left into Blenheim Gardens after passing the prison. Windmill is in public open space at end of road. No car parking facilities.
A 5-storey tarred brick tower mill, was in open fields when built in 1816. Worked by wind until 1862 and later by gas engine. The cap and sails were repaired in the 1980s and machinery was installed from a Lincolnshire mill. Opening times
London Open House weekend and July Festival Weekend otherwise by appointment only.
National Mills Weekend opening times
tbc
Enquiries
Lambeth Council - Derek Prentice, tel - 0207 926 1000
Friends Group - Adrian Garden, tel - 0208 674 1610
Email
Adrian_garden@aol.com
Website
www.brixtonwindmill.org | |
