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Smock mill, Greenwich Road, Greenwich

A wind-powered mill in the historic county of Kent, England.

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The site of this smock mill previously sited a post mill nearby. The location of this smock mill was estimated using a pen and ink drawing held at the British Library (see below link). The long building behind was used as a tannery and can be seen on 1860s OS maps. [GB]

Full details

Power source Wind
Mill type Smock mill
Mill function
Archive ID 11937
Location Greenwich Road, Greenwich
Historic county Kent
Country England, United Kingdom
NGR
Latitude/longitude 51.48847841, -0.03210187

Location

References

  • Cumming, Rob, The Windmills of North West Kent and Kentish London (and the men who built them), (Stenlake Publishing Ltd, 2014), p.52-3.
  • http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/deptford/d/008add000016945u00044000.html

 

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