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