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Upminster Windmill

One of the finest smock mills in England, built for a farmer in 1803 and returned to working order for 2023, open on set days through the season.

Photo by Michael Roots, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

James Nokes, a local farmer, had it built in 1803: a smock mill, an octagonal weatherboarded tower on a brick base, so called because it looks like a countryman in his smock. It worked until 1934 and was bought for the public by the council in 1937, and after a long decline the Upminster Windmill Preservation Trust took it apart, repaired it and put it back together with money from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, reopening it in 2023 with a visitor centre alongside. It is protected at the higher historic grade for the completeness of its machinery, and on open days the volunteers take you up through all five floors.

Where
St Mary's Lane, Upminster, RM14 2QL
Nearest station
Upminster · 6 min walk

Open days on set dates through the season, 10am or 11am to 4pm; see the calendar

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