Keston Windmill - Quiz
  • 1. What is the official listing status of Keston Windmill?
A) Grade II* listed
B) Grade II listed
C) Grade I listed
D) Unlisted
  • 2. In what year was Keston Windmill built?
A) 1836
B) 1788
C) 1955
D) 1716
  • 3. In which London Borough is Keston Windmill currently located?
A) Greenwich
B) Kent
C) Croydon
D) Bromley
  • 4. Who was the millwright that fitted new sails in 1836?
A) Martin J Hoath
B) John Ellis
C) Thomas Ellis
D) William Ashby
  • 5. What was the primary purpose of Keston Windmill?
A) To generate electricity
B) To grind corn into flour
C) To pump water
D) To saw timber
  • 6. What is the current operating status of Keston Windmill?
A) Operating only on weekends
B) Not in working order
C) Fully operational
D) Undergoing restoration
  • 7. What type of mill is Keston Windmill?
A) Water mill
B) Smock mill
C) Post mill
D) Tower mill
  • 8. Which council placed a preservation order on the mill in 1955?
A) London Borough of Bromley
B) Kent County Council
C) Surrey County Council
D) Historic England
  • 9. Where is the date 1716 carved on the mill?
A) On the door
B) On the sails
C) On the wallower
D) On the main post
  • 10. How many storeys is the body of the mill?
A) Two
B) Three
C) One
D) Four
  • 11. What is used to wind the mill?
A) A fantail
B) A tailpole
C) Manual gears
D) A steering wheel
  • 12. What type of sails did the mill have?
A) Four double Patent sails
B) Six spring sails
C) Eight shuttered sails
D) Two common sails
  • 13. Which other windmill used Keston's bolter as a model for reconstruction?
A) Lowfield Heath Windmill
B) Brixton Windmill
C) Wimbledon Windmill
D) Upminster Windmill
  • 14. Who was a recorded miller at Keston in 1838?
A) William Ashby
B) Martin J Hoath
C) John Ellis
D) B Hoadley
  • 15. Is Keston Windmill generally open to the public?
A) Only by appointment
B) Yes
C) No
D) Only during summer
  • 16. What does the roundhouse enclose?
A) The grain storage
B) The trestle
C) The water supply
D) The millstones
  • 17. What is the brake wheel of the mill made of?
A) Brass
B) Cast-iron
C) Wood
D) Steel
  • 18. What does the great spur wheel drive?
A) The tailpole
B) Two pairs of underdrift millstones
C) The windshaft
D) The brake wheel
  • 19. What is another name for a flour dresser?
A) Main post
B) Bolter
C) Wallower
D) Trestle
  • 20. What kind of windshaft carries the sails?
A) Cast-iron
B) Wooden
C) Bronze
D) Steel
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