New River Head Windmill Base
The exterior and interiors of the Windmill Base at New River Head, Islington, London. New River Head was a site established in 1613 to supply clean water from springs in Hertfordshire to London and consisted of reservoirs and pumping engines.
This building was constructed in the early 18th century and originally had high walls and six sails on its windmill. It was used to pump water from New River Head to the Upper Pond (now Claremont Square Reservoir). In 1720 the windmill was damaged in a storm and was replaced by a horse-powered engine.
New River Head is now undergoing a period of transformation and renovation to become the new Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_River_Head
3049 photos taken in November 2021 and January 2022 (exterior area by window only) with a Sony a7R III and processed in Reality Capture.
Thank you to Marina Inoue at House of Illustration for access and her tireless assistance at New River Head.
This building was constructed in the early 18th century and originally had high walls and six sails on its windmill. It was used to pump water from New River Head to the Upper Pond (now Claremont Square Reservoir). In 1720 the windmill was damaged in a storm and was replaced by a horse-powered engine.
New River Head is now undergoing a period of transformation and renovation to become the new Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_River_Head
3049 photos taken in November 2021 and January 2022 (exterior area by window only) with a Sony a7R III and processed in Reality Capture.
Thank you to Marina Inoue at House of Illustration for access and her tireless assistance at New River Head.