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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.
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