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