Kennington, The Mill 1901
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Wind, water and steam mills are all sited together: here we see a Kentish-style smock mill, together with a large brick-built water mill and a steam mill. A tall brick boilerhouse chimney extends to nearly the height of the windmill cap. The smoke and fumes discharged from the chimney would have smoked up the windmill when it was downwind. The steam mill probably did most of the work, as it was the most reliable power source. The windmill was built in 1813; its tower was demolished in 1952, leaving just the roofed-over base.
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