The Windmill, 34 Windmill Drive, Croxley Green: Historic Building Recording and Monitoring and Recording

Historic building recording comprised physical technical analysis to produce descriptions of the building and photographic survey. This was supported by documentary and cartographic research. A second physical survey was conducted following the soft stripping of the interior which added to the descriptions and photographic survey. The windmill was constructed around 1857 towards the end of the tradition and by 1877, the mill was steam powered. The 1880s saw the loss of the sails although milling continued at the site until about 1898. The milling machinery has been long lost, and the tower was converted to a dwelling and extended in c.1970. The construction form is relatively standard being of red brick with a good batter and preserves the principal timber framework across most floors. Significant details include the presence of Baltic timber marks on the timber ceiling of the cellar which demonstrate that the timber was felled in northern Europe and exported through the Baltic port of Gdansk, Poland adding to research agendas linked to international trade in the 19th century.