Upminster Windmill, Upminster, Greater London
Upminster Windmill is a tall octagonal smock mill complete with sails and fantail. It is the only one surviving from many that once stood in the area. It was built by James Nokes in 1802 - 03 and is timber-framed on a brick base. It has 4 pairs of millstones. It was working until 1927 and has been preserved with its machinery intact by local people. It was owned by Essex County Council from 1940 and taken over by Havering in 1964. It was opened to the public in 1968 and the sails were restored in 1970. The mill stands in an open patch of maintained grass with buildings set back on three sides. Find out more about windmills and watermills in our Teachers' Kit - Mills.
