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Brixton windmill
This windmill in Brixton, London was built in 1816.
The following year, it was leased to the Ashby family who were millers. The mill became known as Ashby's Mill.
It was moved to its current location in Brixton in 1864.
Over the years, it has been powered by wind, water, steam engine and gas engine.
Contributors
- acediscovery
Subject
- Brixton
- 1860s
- Windmill
- …
- Wind power
- Food production
- Hydroelectric power
- Food
- Steam power
- Industrial heritage
- United Kingdom
Contributors
- acediscovery
Subject
- Brixton
- 1860s
- Windmill
- …
- Wind power
- Food production
- Hydroelectric power
- Food
- Steam power
- Industrial heritage
- United Kingdom
Providing institution
Aggregator
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- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Places
- Brixton Hill
- Brixton Hill
Identifier
- http://contribute.europeana.eu/contributions/505bde90-daf0-0137-21bb-6eee0af50cf4
Language
- en
- eng
Providing country
- Europe
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2019-11-15T13:38:51.233Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2021-02-02T08:44:42.776Z