Keston Windmill
Windmill in the London Borough of Bromley, England
title: "Keston Windmill" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["windmills-in-london", "grinding-mills-in-the-united-kingdom", "post-mills-in-the-united-kingdom", "buildings-and-structures-completed-in-1716", "windmills-completed-in-the-18th-century", "grade-i-listed-buildings-in-the-london-borough-of-bromley", "grade-i-listed-windmills", "1716-establishments-in-england"] description: "Windmill in the London Borough of Bromley, England" topic_path: "geography/united-kingdom" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keston_Windmill" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Windmill in the London Borough of Bromley, England ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox Windmill"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Keston Windmill |
| image | File:Keston Windmill (I).jpg |
| image_size | 250px |
| caption | Keston Windmill in 2020 |
| gbgridref | TQ 415 640 |
| coordinates | |
| operator | Privately owned |
| built | 1716 |
| purpose | Corn milling |
| type | Post mill |
| storeys | Three storeys |
| roundhouse_storeys | Single storey |
| sail_number | Four |
| sail_type | Double Patent sails |
| windshaft | cast iron |
| winding | Tailpole |
| pairs_of_millstones | Two pairs located in the breast |
| :: |
|name = Keston Windmill |image = File:Keston Windmill (I).jpg |image_size = 250px |caption = Keston Windmill in 2020 |name_of_mill = |location_of_mill = |gbgridref = TQ 415 640 |coordinates = |operator = Privately owned |built = 1716 |purpose = Corn milling |type = Post mill |storeys = Three storeys |roundhouse_storeys = Single storey |sail_number = Four |sail_type = Double Patent sails |windshaft = cast iron |winding = Tailpole |pairs_of_millstones= Two pairs located in the breast |stone_size = |lost = |other = Keston Windmill is a grade I listed Post mill in Keston, formerly in Kent and now in the London Borough of Bromley. The mill was built in 1716 and is conserved with its machinery intact but not in working order.
History
Keston Windmill was built in 1716. William Ashby, the Westerham millwright fitted new sails and repaired the breast of the mill in December 1836. The mill was working by wind until either 1878 or 1900. The mill was built to grind corn into flour. The mill is privately owned and preserved with its machinery intact, but not in working order. It is not generally open to the public.
Description
Keston Mill has a three-storey body on a single-storey roundhouse. The roundhouse enclosed the trestle and the date 1716 is carved on the main post. It had four double Patent sails carried on a cast-iron windshaft. The mill is winded by a tailpole. The wooden brake wheel drives a cast-iron wallower, which drives a cast-iron great spur wheel with wooden cogs. This drives two pairs of underdrift millstones in the breast of the mill. The mill also has a flour dresser (bolter).
Millers
- John Ellis 1838
- Thomas Ellis 1845
- Martin J Hoath 1845
- B Hoadley 1862
References for above:-
References
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/53/Keston_Mill_main_post.JPG" caption="The main post with carved date 1716 at bottom"] ::
References
- {{NHLE
- West, Jenny. (1973). "The Windmills of Kent". Charles Skilton Ltd..
- This date may refer to Olive's Mill, Keston
- Coles Finch, William. (1933). "Watermills and Windmills". C W Daniel Company.
- (3 June 1955). "Keston Landmark's Future". West Kent Mercury.
- "Latest News 19th March 2007 – Bolter progress". Ockley Windmill.
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