Wellington Mill, Barking

Barking Windmill
The mill c1907
Origin
Mill name	Wellington Mill
Grid reference	TQ 436 839
Coordinates	51.536182°N 0.069787°E / 51.536182; 0.069787
Year built	1815
Information
Purpose	Corn mill
Type	Smock mill
Storeys	Four storey smock
Base storeys	Two storey base
Smock sides	Eight sides
No. of sails	Four sails
Type of sails	Patent sails
Winding	Fantail
Fantail blades	Six blades
Year lost	1926

Wellington Windmill was a weather boarded smock windmill[1] which stood near to what is now Dukes Court, Barking, in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham (then a part of Essex).

The mill was built in 1815[1] to assist with work at the nearby mill at Marks Gate. It was named in celebration of his victory at the Battle of Waterloo. In the later 19th century, it was occupied by Francis Whitbourne. The Firman family later occupied the mill; and converted it to electric power in 1906.[1] It remained in use until 1926.[1]

References

1. The ancient parish of Barking: Agrarian history, markets and fairs, A History of the County of Essex: Volume 5 (1966), pp. 214-219 accessed: 23 November 2009