Key Words :- windmill

Address :- Rosebery Avenue, London, Greater London
Grid Ref :- TQ 3124 8276
Co-ordinates :- Lat 51.528507 , Long -0.109471
Local Authority :- Islington London Borough Council
Pre 1974 County :- Middlesex
Site Status :- Listed - Grade II
Historic England List No - 1208526,

Description and History of Site:-
Base of windmill built 1707-8 to power water pumps at New River Head. Tower demolished c1770 and in mid-C19, when the structure was converted to a store.

Information panel:

This was once a tall windmill with six sails.

It was built in 1709 to pump water to a pond in Claremont Square (qv), three streets away from here.

The windmill was part of London's biggest water supply network, but it didn't work very well. Soon after it was built, it was replaced by a horse-powered engine. Over time, the building was lowered and it fell into disrepair.
Now part of Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration.

Further Reading and References:-
Blythman, Guy. 'Watermills & Windmills of Middlesex'. Baron Birch, 1996

https://qbcentre.org.uk/
http://www.glias.org.uk/news/335news.html#E

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