Wimbledon Windmill | |
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Origin | |
Mill name | Wimbledon Windmill |
Mill location | Wimbledon Common, London |
Grid reference | TQ 230 725 |
Coordinates | 51°26′15″N 0°13′55″W / 51.437622°N 0.232000°W |
Operator(s) | Wimbledon and Putney Commons Conservators |
Year built | 1817 |
Information | |
Purpose | Corn mill |
Type | Smock mill |
Base storeys | Two storey base |
Smock sides | Eight sides |
No. of sails | Four |
Type of sails | Patent sails |
Windshaft | Cast iron |
Winding | Fantail |
Fantail blades | Six blades |
Other information | Website: wimbledonwindmill.org.uk |
Wimbledon Windmill is a Grade II* listed[1] windmill situated on Wimbledon Common in the London Borough of Merton (originally in Surrey), in the west of South London, and is preserved as a museum.