Shirley Windmill
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Shirley Windmill is a Grade II listed[1] tower mill in Shirley, in the London Borough of Croydon, England which has been restored to working order.
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Shirley Windmill | |
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Origin | |
Mill name | Shirley Windmill |
Mill location | Shirley, Croydon |
Grid reference | TQ 355 652 |
Coordinates | 51.370°N 0.055°W / 51.370; -0.055 |
Operator(s) | Friends of Shirley Windmill |
Year built | 1854 |
Information | |
Purpose | Corn mill |
Type | Tower mill |
Storeys | Five storeys |
No. of sails | Four sails |
Type of sails | Patent sails |
Windshaft | cast iron |
Winding | Fantail |
Fantail blades | Eight blades |
Auxiliary power | Engine |
No. of pairs of millstones | Two pairs |
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