Windmill, Wimbledon

Before you on going into the first floor will be the millstones and some examples of very early ways of milling. A supply of whole grain is supplied to enable you to try your hand at saddle stone, mortar and hand quern. There is also a commentary describing how the millstones work, plus the tools employed for dressing millstones tend to be shown in an instance nearby.

Proceeding clockwise round the top floor, you can find samples of sieving and evaluating machines and a screen of this development of windmill sails.

The Victorian space shows among rooms because would have been whenever mill ended up being converted to accommodation following the mill ended working in 1864. Hit the option to listen to the commentary. Are you able to hear the cat purring?

Continuing round you can find exhibits of mill machinery and an outstanding model of the mill because was at its trading days.

Into the central location you can find shows of forms of whole grain employed for breadmaking, and a cabinet of Scouting memorabilia to commemorate the writing of section of 'Scouting for males' by Robert Baden-Powell in the mill household in 1908.

From main location upstairs you can observe in to the tower, by climbing the ladder examine the large cast iron brakewheel towards the top of the tower. Originally this wheel turned the metal shaft which went down the centre for the mill to your Great Spur Wheel on a lawn floor.