• One of only four windmills open to the public in Greater London, Shirley Windmill is a Tower Mill, built in 1854 by Richard Alwen to replace an earlier (1808)...
  • Shirley Windmill is a Grade II listed tower mill in Shirley, in the London Borough of Croydon, England which has been restored to working order. History.
  • Our guide, Lois, was excellent and we learned a lot about Shirley Windmill and mills in general.
  • The Shirley Windmill is an iconic landmark that has stood proudly in Croydon since its construction in 1854.
  • Brick tower mill is 54ft (17m) high, with four sails and five working floors with two sets of millstones.
  • Shirley Windmill is a historic tower windmill in south London, one of the last built in England and open for public visits, offering insights into traditional milling...
  • Except it now sounds like it could be referring to a lost little girl, whose favourite toy was none other than a windmill. ... No, Shirley is a place that has a windmill.
  • It was built on the site of an earlier mill which burnt down and rebuilt in 1854, which makes it one of the last such mills to be built in Britain.
  • There have been a number of restorations over the years, first in 1927 by George Givan who had purchased Shirley Court and the mill.
  • Shirley Windmill TQ 36 NE 3/5 20.5.54. ... The machinery seems to incorporate parts from an earlier mill, a date of 1740 was discovered in the 1927 restoration.